Gloriana The Years of Elizabeth I Author:Mary M. Luke Covers reign of Queen Elizabeth I, from day she ascended the throne until day she died. Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, lived first 25 years of her life rejected and illegitimized, in the shadow of her older sister, Mary and Younger Brother, Edward. Suddenly, in 1558, the young woman who had suffered physical imprisonm... more »ent and severe emotional deprivation inherited the Crown in a manner she regarded as miraculous. First time in a hazardous and lonely life, Elizabeth experienced complete freedom of mind, body, and spirit.« less