Download or read book Learned Queen written by L. Shenk and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-12-07 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to examine Elizabeth I as a learned princess, Learned Queen examines Elizabeth's own demonstrations of erudition alongside literary works produced by such political luminaries as Sir Philip Sidney and Robert Devereux, earl of Essex.