Elizabeth & Leicester /
By: Gristwood, Sarah
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BookPublisher: London : Bantam, 2007.Description: 407 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780593056004Other title: Elizabeth and Leicester.Subject(s): Elizabeth I, Queen of England -- 1533-1603 | Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of -- 1532?-1588 | Elizabeth I, Queen of England -- 1533-1603 -- Relations with men | Queens -- England -- Biography | Great Britain -- Court and courtiers
Summary:
They both grew up amid the palaces and plots of Henry VIII's court; they were both imprisoned in the Tower of London by elizabeth's sister, Mary. Soon after Elizabeth herself became queen, there were scandalized letters from ambassadors about her infatuation with the married Robert Dudley - to be followed a mere two years later by the suspicious death of his wife Amy.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 942.055092 GR EL (Browse shelf) | Available | T0033344 |
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| 942.04 DO WA The war of the roses : | 942.052092 WE LA The lady in the tower : the fall of Anne Boleyn / | 942.055 LA SH Shakespeare and the Countess : the battle that gave birth to the Globe / | 942.055092 GR EL Elizabeth & Leicester / | 942.055092 NE QU Queen Elizabeth 1 / | 942.07 TH MA The making of the English working class / | 942.082 BE FA The farm : the story of one family and the English countryside / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-387) and index.
They both grew up amid the palaces and plots of Henry VIII's court; they were both imprisoned in the Tower of London by elizabeth's sister, Mary. Soon after Elizabeth herself became queen, there were scandalized letters from ambassadors about her infatuation with the married Robert Dudley - to be followed a mere two years later by the suspicious death of his wife Amy.