She writes political history, but imbeds it into social, and even more, humane history. White, L os Angeles Times Book Review "Carolly Erickson is a great interpreter of history. " -The New York Times Book Review, "Even more readable and absorbing than the justly praised works of Tuchman and Fraser." - Philadelphia Inquirer "A masterpiece of narrative, a story so absorbing it is as hard to put down as a fine novel." -Edward M. "A vivid and eminently readable portrait of history's favorite Tudor. She's likely to be the Barbara Tuchman of her generation." -David Herlihy, Charles Lea Professor of History, Harvard University. White, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Carolly Erickson is a great interpreter of history. "Even more readable and absorbing than the justly praised works of Tuchman and Fraser." -Philadelphia Inquirer "A masterpiece of narrative, a story so absorbing it is as hard to put down as a fine novel." -Edward M. Royalty, Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603) Erickson demonstrates her extraordinary ability to discern and bring to life psychological and physical reality. With the special skill for which she is acclaimed, Carolly Erickson electrifies the senses as she evokes with total fidelity the brilliant colors of Elizabethan clothing and jewelry, the texture of tapestries, and even the close, perfumed air of castle rooms. In this remarkable biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant, flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman who commands our attention, fascination, and awe.
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