Book description
In April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new and exotic title. A
tribe of North American Indians had made her their weroanza - 'big chief'.
The news was received with great joy, both by the Queen and her
favourite, Sir Walter Ralegh. His first American expedition had
brought back a captive, Manteo, whose tattooed face had enthralled
Elizabethan London. Now Manteo was returned to his homeland as Lord
and Governor. Ralegh's gamble would result in the first English
settlement in the New World, but it would also lead to a riddle whose
solution lay hidden in the forests of Virginia.
A tale of heroism and mystery, Big Chief Elizabeth is
illuminated by first-hand accounts to reveal a remarkable and
long-forgotten story.
'Like Giles Milton's previous book, ...
Big Chief Elizabeth
is a cracking read, a successful attempt at popular history' Giles
Milton is a writer and historian. He is the bestselling author of
Nathaniel's Nutmeg
,
Big Chief Elizabeth
,
The Riddle and the Knight
,
White Gold
,
Samurai William
,
Paradise Lost
and, most recently,
Wolfram
. He has also written two novels and two children's books, one of them
illustrated by his wife Alexandra. He lives in South London.
