Elizabeth's women : the hidden story of the Virgin Queen /
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| Author / Creator: | Borman, Tracy. |
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| Imprint: | London : Jonathan Cape, 2009. |
| Description: | xiii, 450 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7848811 |
| Summary: | "Elizabeth I was born into a world of women.As a child, she was served by a predominantly female household of servants and governesses, with occasional visits from her mother, Anne Bolyen, and the wives who later took her place.As Queen, Elizabeth was constantly attended by ladies of the bedchamber and maids of honour who clothed her, bathed her and watched her while she ate.Among her family, it was her female relations who had the greatest influence- from her sister Mary, who distrusted and later imprisoned her, to her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots, who posed a constant and dangerous threat to her crown for almost thirty years. espite the importance of women in Elizabeth s life, most historians and biographers have focused on her relationships with men.She has been portrayed as a man s woman who loved to flirt with the many ambitious young men who frequented her court.Yet it is the women in her life who provide the most fascinating insight into the character of this remarkable monarch.With them she was jealous, spiteful and cruel, as well as loyal, kind and protective.She showed her frailties and her insecurities, but also her considerable shrewdness and strength.In short, she w |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 450 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-434) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780224082266 0224082264 |
