Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired by her enemies. Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, she employed a network of daring merchants, brazen adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council to anchor her throne—and in doing so, planted the seedlings of an empire that ...(展开全部)

出生于美国，后移居到英国。她曾经为英国政府的五个部门以及国民托管组织做过咨询工作，曾经出版过《血色钻石》及《法国：欧洲的十字路口》，现居住于英国牛津郡。

出生于美国，后移居到英国。她曾经为英国政府的五个部门以及国民托管组织做过咨询工作，曾经出版过《血色钻石》及《法国：欧洲的十字路口》，现居住于英国牛津郡。

出生于美国，后移居到英国。她曾经为英国政府的五个部门以及国民托管组织做过咨询工作，曾经出版过《血色钻石》及《法国：欧洲的十字路口》，现居住于英国牛津郡。

艾莉森•威尔（Alison Weir），英国著名历史传记作家。目前生活、工作在英国萨里。著有一系列英国王室史著作，大多为优秀畅销历史著作。主要有《不列颠王室家族》、《玛丽，苏格兰女王》、《亨利八世》、《伊莎贝拉》等等。

艾莉森•威尔（Alison Weir），英国著名历史传记作家。目前生活、工作在英国萨里。著有一系列英国王室史著作，大多为优秀畅销历史著作。主要有《不列颠王室家族》、《玛丽，苏格兰女王》、《亨利八世》、《伊莎贝拉》等等。

Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I remained an extremely private person throughout her reign, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one--not even her closest, most trusted advisers. Now, in this brilliantly researched, fascinating new book, acclaimed biographer Alison Weir shares provocative new interpretations and fre...(展开全部)

Pirate: The Buccaneer’s (Unofficial) Manual is a witty, informative, and highly entertaining guide to how to be a pirate, combining historical accuracy with an irreverent but revealing look at the eighteenth-century world of piracy and buccaneering. Included are chapters on the history of piracy, stretching back to ancient Greece and Rome; essentials of language and dress; nota...(展开全部)

Pirate: The Buccaneer’s (Unofficial) Manual is a witty, informative, and highly entertaining guide to how to be a pirate, combining historical accuracy with an irreverent but revealing look at the eighteenth-century world of piracy and buccaneering. Included are chapters on the history of piracy, stretching back to ancient Greece and Rome; essentials of language and dress; nota...(展开全部)

From renowned pirate historian David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag and film consultant for the original Pirates of the Caribbean, comes the thrilling story of Captain Woodes Rogers, the avenging nemesis of the worst cutthroats ever to terrorize the high seas. Once a marauding privateer himself, Woodes Rogers went from laying siege to laying down the law. During ...(展开全部)