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Who Was Queen Elizabeth?
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 51 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Biographies
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Publisher's Summary
Our best-selling series is fit for a queen!
The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her father's court at the age of three and imprisoned at 19, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only 25. A tough, intelligent woman who spoke five languages, Elizabeth ruled for over 40 years and led England through one of its most prosperous periods in history.