The Queen S Bed


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The Queen S Bed


The Queen S Bed
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Author : Anna Whitelock
language : en
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
Release Date : 2014-02-11

The Queen S Bed written by Anna Whitelock and has been published by Sarah Crichton Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


From the private world of a beloved English queen, a story of intimacy, royalty, espionage, rumor, and subterfuge Queen Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen's court lay her bedchamber, closely guarded by the favored women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels, and shared her bed. Elizabeth's private life was of public concern. Her bedfellows were witnesses to the face and body beneath the makeup and raiment, as well as to rumored dalliances with such figures as Earl Robert Dudley. Their presence was for security as well as propriety, as the kingdom was haunted by fears of assassination plots and other Catholic stratagems. Such was the significance of the queen's body: it represented the very British state itself. In The Queen's Bed, the historian Anna Whitelock offers a revealing look at the Elizabethan court and the politics of intimacy. She dramatically reconstructs, for the first time, the queen's quarters and the women who patrolled them. It is a story of sex, gossip, conspiracy, and intrigue brought to life amid the colors, textures, smells, and routines of the royal court. The women who attended the queen held the truth about her health, chastity, and fertility. They were her friends, confidantes, and spies—nobody knew her better. And until now, historians have overlooked them. The Queen's Bed is a revelatory, insightful look into their daily lives—the untold story of the queen laid bare.



Elizabeth S Bedfellows


Elizabeth S Bedfellows
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Author : Anna Whitelock
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-05-23

Elizabeth S Bedfellows written by Anna Whitelock and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-23 with Social Science categories.


Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen's court lay Elizabeth's bedchamber, closely guarded by the favoured women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed. Elizabeth's private life was of public, political concern. Her bedfellows were witnesses to the face and body beneath the make-up and elaborate clothes, as well as to rumoured illicit dalliances with such figures as Robert Dudley. Their presence was for security as well as propriety, as the kingdom was haunted by fears of assassination plots and other Catholic subterfuge. For such was the significance of the queen's body: it represented the very state itself. This riveting, revealing history of the politics of intimacy uncovers the feminized world of the Elizabethan court. Between the scandal and intrigue the women who attended the queen were the guardians of the truth about her health, chastity and fertility. Their stories offer extraordinary insight into the daily life of the Elizabethans, the fragility of royal favour and the price of disloyalty.



The Queens Of Scotland


The Queens Of Scotland
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Author : Agnes Strickland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

The Queens Of Scotland written by Agnes Strickland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Queens categories.




The Queens And The Hive


The Queens And The Hive
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Author : Edith Sitwell
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-09-28

The Queens And The Hive written by Edith Sitwell and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


In this moving chronicle a modern poet magnificently recaptures the splendid colour and sordid intrigue of the most spectacular period of history in Britain. No hive can tolerate two Queens. In the fatal clash between the Protestant Queen of England and the Catholic Queen of Scots, many were determined that 'The death of Mary is the life of Elizabeth'. In this moving chronicle a modern poet magnificently recaptures the splendid colour and sordid intrigue of the most spectacular period of history in Britain. "Dame Edith Sitwell is the catalyst of poetry and history. She is able in this tired, utility second Elizabethan age to bring freshness to the English language worth of the first." -The Times



Lives Of The Queens Of England Of The House Of Hanover


Lives Of The Queens Of England Of The House Of Hanover
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Author : Doran
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875

Lives Of The Queens Of England Of The House Of Hanover written by Doran and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with categories.




The Queens And The Hive


The Queens And The Hive
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Author : Edith Sitwell
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-08-16

The Queens And The Hive written by Edith Sitwell and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-16 with Fiction categories.


DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Queens and the Hive" by Edith Sitwell. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.



Mad Kings Queens


Mad Kings Queens
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Author : Alison Rattle
language : en
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Release Date : 2011-09-13

Mad Kings Queens written by Alison Rattle and has been published by Union Square + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


A frank and fascinating history of forty of Europe’s most loony, deluded, and downright dangerous monarchs. In Mad Kings & Queens co-authors Alison Rattle and Allison Vale reveal a legion of kings and queens who have abused the pedestal of power in spectacular style. The respectability of the royal position is well and truly tossed aside by the whimsy and wanton depravity of these mad European monarchs, including: The queen who murdered her husband with a red-hot spit. The bloodthirsty monarch who impaled tens of thousands of his subjects. The vampiric ruler who bathed in the blood of young women. The king of excess who beheaded his wives. Mad Kings and Queens explores seven hundred years of royal eccentricity, detailing a catalogue of madness and exploring the finer intricacies of royal breeding that lay at its root.



Fleur De Lys


Fleur De Lys
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Author : Joy Law
language : en
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill
Release Date : 1976

Fleur De Lys written by Joy Law and has been published by New York : McGraw-Hill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with France categories.


"Royalty has always been the object of intense curiosity; and even the most trivial detail in the everyday life of any royal figure continues to fascinate posterity, century after century. Gathered here is a rich and extraordinarily varied collection of anecdotes which literally breathes life into reigns that are now sometimes forgotten, or sometimes remembered for infamy, but were also sometimes magnificent. Kings and queens are observed firsthand--by their contempoaries and by each other. Compassion, sarcasm, wit and perception are mingled in the accounts of the rulers' public and private lives. From the first Capet reign...to the Bourbons, ladies-in-waiting and soldiers, courtiers and poets, ambassadors and footmen have left a stunning record unlike any other, broughts together here in one of the most remarkable works ever created on royalty."--Publisher's description.



The Seven Queens Of England


The Seven Queens Of England
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Author : Geoffrey Trease
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953

The Seven Queens Of England written by Geoffrey Trease and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Queens categories.




Lives Of The Queens Of England From The Norman Conquest


Lives Of The Queens Of England From The Norman Conquest
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Author : Agnes Strickland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872

Lives Of The Queens Of England From The Norman Conquest written by Agnes Strickland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with Queens categories.