Elizabeth I; Anne Somerset; Paperback; $14.35; A revelatory new biography emerges that captures the enigmatic life of England's greatest queen--the uniquely fascinating Elizabeth, who ruled for nearly 45 years, had intellect and presence, and exercised supreme authority in a world where power was exclusively male. Anne Somerset examines the monarch and the woman. 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations.

Good Queen Bess : The Story of Elizabeth I of England; Diane Stanley, Peter Vennema; School & Library Binding; $15.26; ."This biography of Queen Elizabeth I does an excellent job of describing the context of her life so that reasons for many of her actions become clear . . . The resulting depth . . . will give the book a wide audience."

Virgin Mother, Maiden Queen : Elizabeth I and the Cult of the Virgin Mary; Helen Hackett; Hardcover; $39.95; Book News, Inc., 09/01/95: Hackett (English, University College, London) examines a variety of Elizabethan texts, challenging the conventional reading of familiar material and uncovering less familiar works, to investigate how Queen Elizabeth was turned into an iconic figure of the Virgin Mary, how the uses of that figure changed over time, and how such a thing could happen in a post-Reformation state that totally condemned image cults as idolatrous and heretical. She also places the phenomenon within the more general historical representations of gender, sexuality, and power.

Young Queen Elizabeth; Francene Sabin, John Lawn (Illustrator); Paperback; $2.66; Focuses on the childhood of the queen who, during her forty-five-year reign, changed England from a minor country into a world power.

The Cult of Elizabeth : Elizabethan Portraiture and Pageantry; Roy Strong; Paperback; $18.95

Death of the Fox : A Novel of Elizabeth and Raleigh; George P. Garrett; Paperback; $13.45

Death of the Fox: A Novel about Ralegh; George Garrett; Paperback; $12.60

Elizabeth I (World Leaders Past and Present); Catherine Bush (Editor); Library Binding; $19.95

Elizabeth and Essex : A Tragic History (Harvest Book); Lytton Strachey; Paperback; $8.10

Elizabeth I : Profiles in Power; Christopher Haigh; Paperback; $23.75

The Heart and Stomach of a King : Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power (New Cultural Studies); Carole Levin; Paperback; $14.95

Monarchy and Matrimony : The Courtships of Elizabeth I; Susan Doran; Hardcover; $26.96

Queen Elizabeth I and Her Court; Lisa Hopkins; Hardcover; $39.95