Elizabeth & Leicester: The Truth about the Virgin Queen and the Man She Loved Paperback - 2008
by Sarah Gristwood
Though the story has been told on film and whisperedin historic gossip this is the first book in almost fifty years tosolely explore the great queen's attachment to her beloved RobertDudley, the Earl of Leicester. Fueled by scandal and intrigue, theirrelationship set the explosive connection between public and privatelife in sixteenth-century England in bold relief. Why did they nevermarry? How much of what seemed a passionate obsession was actuallypolitical convenience? Elizabeth and Leicester reignites this 400-year-old love story in a book for anyone interested in Elizabethanliterature.
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Though the story has been told on film—and whispered in historic gossip—this is the first book in almost fifty years to solely explore the great queen’s attachment to her beloved Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester. Fueled by scandal and intrigue, their relationship set the explosive connection between public and private life in sixteenth-century England in bold relief. Why did they never marry? How much of what seemed a passionate obsession was actually political convenience? Elizabeth and Leicester reignites this 400- year-old love story in a book for anyone interested in Elizabethan literature.Details
- Title Elizabeth & Leicester: The Truth about the Virgin Queen and the Man She Loved
- Author Sarah Gristwood
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Date 2008-10-28
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143114499 / 0143114492
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.34 x 5.5 x 0.93 in (21.18 x 13.97 x 2.36 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Queens - Great Britain, Elizabeth
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
“Gristwood . . . parses out what we do know about this pair and what information fuels many of the more titillating conclusions people have drawn over the years.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“Vivacious and absorbing . . . Full of intriguing suggestions, stimulating analogies and shrewd connections.”—The Sunday Times (London)
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