Elizabeth's rival : the tumultuous life of the Countess of Leicester : the romance and conspiracy that threatened Queen Elizabeth's court

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In 1578, Lettice Knollys angered Queen Elizabeth I by marrying her favourite, Robert Dudley. Though she would not marry him herself, since the death of Leicester's wife in 1560 Elizabeth was fiercely jealous of any woman who showed an interest in her favourite. When the secret marriage was revealed, the furious Queen permanently banished Lettice from court: she was to suffer the consequences of Elizabeth's fury for the rest of her life. Two decad...

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Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 Family

Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 Biography

Leicester, Lettice Dudley, Countess of, 1543-1634

Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588

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ISBN:

9781681776576

Edition:

First Pegasus Books hardcover edition

Description:

xxxii, 400 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portraits, genealogical tables ; 24 cm

Notes:

Reprint. Originally published: London : Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2017
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-388) and index

Contents:

Introduction
Prologue
Hiding royal blood
Darling to the Maiden Queen
Captive to the charms of Lettice Knollys
The goodliest male personage in England
Flirting with the Viscountess
Death with his dart hath left us bereft
Faithless, faultless, yet somewhat unfortunate, yet must suffer
His paramour, or his wife
Great enmity
Up and down the country
A marriage in secret
One Queen in England
A she-wolf
My sorrowful wife
Our mistress's extreme rage
A continual fever
My best friend
Disgraces persons
Some wonted unkind words
The arch-traitor Essex
Mildly like a lamb
The wars with thunder, and the court with stars
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Epitaph to Lettice, Countess of Leicester
Appendix 2: Following in Lettice's footsteps
places to visit

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2017277985

Control Number:

2627467

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