This book examines the first thirty years of Elizabeth I's reign from the perspective of the
Valois kings Charles IX and Henri III of France. Estelle Paranque sifts through hundreds of
French letters and ambassadorial reports to construct a fuller picture of early modern
Anglo-French relations highlighting key events such as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre the
imprisonment and execution of Mary Queen of Scots and the victory of England over the Spanish
Armada in 1588. By drawing on a wealth of French sources she illuminates the French royal
family's shifting perceptions of Elizabeth I and suggests new conclusions about her reign.
