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Elizabeth I and Her Circle (Hardcover)
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Elizabeth I and Her Circle (Hardcover)
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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 -
and challenging many of the popular myths that have grown up around
her. It is a story replete with fascinating questions. What was the
true nature of Elizabeth's relationship with her father, Henry
VIII, especially after his execution of her mother? How close was
she to her half-brother Edward VI - and were relations with her
half-sister Mary really as poisonous as is popularly assumed? And
what of her relationship with her Stewart cousins, most famously
with Mary Queen of Scots, executed on Elizabeth's orders in 1587,
but also with Mary's son James VI of Scotland, later to succeed
Elizabeth as her chosen successor? Elizabeth's relations with her
family were crucial, but just as crucial were her relations with
her courtiers and her councillors. Here again, the story raises a
host of fascinating questions. Was the queen really sexually
jealous of her maids of honour? Did physically attractive male
favourties dominate her court? What does her long and intimate
relationship with the Earl of Leicester reveal about her character,
personality, and attitude to marriage? What can the fall of Essex
tell us about Elizabeth's political management in the final years
of her reign? And what was the true nature of her personal and
political relationship with influential and long-serving
councillors such as the Cecils and Sir Francis Walsingham? And how
did courtiers and councillors deal with their demanding royal
mistress?
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