New biography of one of the key figures in British history focusing on both his writing and legacy.
Mark Nicholls is President and Librarian of St John's College, Cambridge.

- 400 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Map
- 1 The Devon Man
- 2 The Favourite
- 3 Roanoke
- 4 The Outcast
- 5 El Dorado
- 6 The Rival
- 7 The Court Poet
- 8 The Suspect
- 9 The Traitor
- 10 The Prisoner
- 11 (i)The Tower Writings: The Tracts
- 11 (ii)The Tower Writings: The Great History
- 11 (iii)The Tower Writings: The Dialogue of Counsel
- 12 The Last Voyage
- 13 The ‘Martyr’
- 14 The Legacy
- 15 An Epilogue: Family and Descendants
- Bibliography
- Index
- Footnote
- eCopyright
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