Our bestselling series is fit for a queen The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her father as court at the age of three and imprisoned at nineteen, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only twenty-five. A tough, intelligent woman who spoke five languages, Elizabeth ruled for over forty years and led England through one of its most prosperous periods in history. Over 80 illustrations bring a Glorianaa and her court to life.