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Dunn, Jane. Elizabeth & Mary; cousins, rivals, queens.


DUNN, Jane. Elizabeth & Mary; cousins, rivals, queens. Random House, Vintage. 453p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. c2003. 0-375-70820-0. $16.95. SA

As the author generously acknowledges, there are a number of good biographies of Elizabeth I Elizabeth I, queen of England
Elizabeth I, 1533–1603, queen of England (1558–1603). Early Life


The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was declared illegitimate just before the execution of her mother in 1536, but in
 and Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots
 orig. Mary Stuart

(born Dec. 8, 1542, Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian, Scot.—died Feb. 8, 1587, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, Eng.) Queen of Scotland (1542–67).
. However, if you're looking for Looking for

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 one that focuses primarily on the relationship between the two in its examination of their lives, this is an excellent, insightful book. It's accessible in style, modern in outlook, careful in documentation and generalizations. The author has written books about other famous women (Mary Shelley) and about other famous women's relationships (Virginia Woolf Noun 1. Virginia Woolf - English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)
Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf, Woolf
 and Vanessa Bell Noun 1. Vanessa Bell - English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
Vanessa Stephen, Bell

Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in
). The book also has some fine extras: wonderful color reproductions of paintings, a helpful dynastic chart and chronology table, notes, an extensive bibliography and a smartly sub-headed index. Daniel Levinson, Teacher, Thayer Acad., Braintree, MA

S--Recommended for senior high school students.

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