'Gloriana', 'Faerie Queene', 'Queen Bess' are just some of the nicknames given to Elizabeth I. But the name for which she is perhaps best remembered and which best explains why Elizabeth was the last of the Tudor monarchs, was the 'Virgin Queen'.
But how appropriate is that image? Were Elizabeth's suitors and favourites really just innocent intrigues? Or were they much more than that? Did Elizabeth have affairs with several men, including Thomas Seymour and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester?
Historian Philippa Jones, author of the acclaimed The Other Tudors, challenges the many myths and truths surrounding Elizabeth's life and reveals the passionate woman behind the powerful and fearless 'Virgin Queen'.