Watkins, John. Representing Elizabeth in Stuart England. UK: Cambridge University Press. 2002. Print.

If you are writing a paper that has anything to do with the representation of Elizabeth in Stuart England this will be a great book for you! The book outlines how Elizabeth image in James’s time was a paradox on one hand she was described as a “courageous defender of the faith” (2). While, on the other hand she was “wrathful, vindictive, bigoted… and vain about her looks” (2). There are many good quotes supporting either side of the debate. It also argues that, “Elizabeth was also the perfect model of the tragic individual pitted against a hostel social order.” (3) Elizabeth both experienced the oppression of the time and also created it during her rule. The book also disagrees that the people of Stuart England were only nostalgic for Elizabeth. There were many who argued against her and for James.