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Elizabeth and Essex A Tragic History
by [Strachey, Lytton]
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One of the most famous and baffling romances in history-between Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex-began in May of 1587, when she was fifty-three and he was just shy of twenty. Their relationship continued until 1601, when the Earl of Essex was beheaded for treason. And, in a succession of brilliant scenes, Strachey portrays the Queen's and the Earl's compelling attraction for on another, their impassioned disagreements, and their mutual contest for power, which led to a final, tragic confrontation. Here we also have superb portraits of influential people of the time: Francis Bacon, Robert Cecil, Walter Raleigh, and other figures of the court who struggled to assert themselves in a kingdom that was primarily defined by her sovereign, and so now seen through history's lens as Elizabethan England.
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- Mariner Books Brand
- Nov 4, 2002 Pub Date:
- 9780156027618 ISBN-13:
- 0156027615 ISBN-10:
- 312.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 0.73 in * 5.46 in * 8.3 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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