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Elizabeth's rival, the tumultuous life of the Countess of Leicester : the romance and conspiracy that threatened Queen Elizabeth's court, Nicola Tallis

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Elizabeth's rival, the tumultuous life of the Countess of Leicester : the romance and conspiracy that threatened Queen Elizabeth's court, Nicola Tallis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-388) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

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genealogical tablesillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Elizabeth's rival

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

992570039

Responsibility statement

Nicola Tallis

Sub title

the tumultuous life of the Countess of Leicester : the romance and conspiracy that threatened Queen Elizabeth's court

Summary

In 1578, Lettice Knollys angered Queen Elizabeth I by marrying her favourite, Robert Dudley. Though she would not marry him herself, since the death of Leicester's wife in 1560 Elizabeth was fiercely jealous of any woman who showed an interest in her favourite. When the secret marriage was revealed, the furious Queen permanently banished Lettice from court: she was to suffer the consequences of Elizabeth's fury for the rest of her life. Two decades later Queen Elizabeth had a new favourite: Lettice's son, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. His success was cut short when he led a rebellion against the Queen, and was executed for high treason in 1601. This is Lettice's story-- one which affected the course of seven monarchs and evoked the era in all its drama and intrigue

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Prologue -- Hiding royal blood -- Darling to the Maiden Queen -- Captive to the charms of Lettice Knollys -- The goodliest male personage in England -- Flirting with the Viscountess -- Death with his dart hath left us bereft -- Faithless, faultless, yet somewhat unfortunate, yet must suffer -- His paramour, or his wife -- Great enmity -- Up and down the country -- A marriage in secret -- One Queen in England -- A she-wolf -- My sorrowful wife -- Our mistress's extreme rage -- A continual fever -- My best friend -- Disgraces persons -- Some wonted unkind words -- The arch-traitor Essex -- Mildly like a lamb -- The wars with thunder, and the court with stars -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Epitaph to Lettice, Countess of Leicester -- Appendix 2: Following in Lettice's footsteps-- places to visit

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