Elizabeth I and her circle / / Susan Doran

• Autore: Doran Susan
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Disciplina: 942.055092
• Soggetto topico: Queens - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Elizabeth I and her circle
• ISBN: 0-19-103356-1; 1-336-09913-5; 0-19-103355-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797065003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II