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Doran Susan |
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Titolo |
Elizabeth I and her circle / / Susan Doran |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-103356-1 |
1-336-09913-5 |
0-19-103355-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (397 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Queens - Great Britain |
Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Parents and siblings -- The Suffolk cousins -- Mary Queen of Scots -- James VI of Scotland -- 'Eyes': Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester -- 'Lids': Sir Christopher Hatton -- Her 'most humble vassall': Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex -- The women who served -- 'Sir Spirit': Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley -- The 'Moor': Sir Francis Walsingham -- The 'Pygmy': Sir Robert Cecil. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 centre, offering a deeper insight into Elizabeth's emotional and political conduct - andchallenging many of the popular myths that have grown up around her. It is a story replete with fascinating questions. What was the true na |
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