Elizabeth I and her circle

Doran, Susan.

Book 2015

This is the story of Elizabeth I's inner circle and the crucial human relationships which lay at the heart of her personal and political life. Using a wide range of original sources -- including private letters, portraits, verse, drama, and state papers -- Susan Doran provides a vivid and often dramatic account of political life in Elizabethan England and the queen at its center, offering a deeper insight into Elizabeth's emotional and political...

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Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603

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ISBN:

9780199574957

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xix, 397 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical chart ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Elizabeth I & her circle

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Parents and siblings
The Suffolk cousins
Mary Queen of Scots
James VI of Scotland
'Eyes': Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
'Lids': Sir Christopher Hatton
Her 'most humble vassall': Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex
The women who served
'Sir Spirit': Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley
The 'Moor': Sir Francis Walsingham
The 'Pygmy': Sir Robert Cecil

LCCN:

2014946127

Control Number:

1208131

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