Elizabeth I and her circle
By: Susan Doran
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9780199574957
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Friends and associates; Court and courtiers; History; Biography; Queens
Description: 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 conduct--and challenging many of the popular myths that have grown up around her.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-379) and index.
Table of contents: title: Parents and siblings; title: The Suffolk cousins; title: Mary Queen of Scots; title: James VI of Scotland; title: 'Eyes': Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; title: 'Lids': Sir Christopher Hatton; title: Her 'most humble vassall': Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex; title: The women who served; title: 'Sir Spirit': Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley; title: The 'Moor': Sir Francis Walsingham; title: The 'Pygmy': Sir Robert Cecil.