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Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice Knollys had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. They are both women of fierce intellect and desire: one trying...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: George, Margaret, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2011.
Subjects:
Elizabeth > I, > Queen of England, > 1533-1603 > Fiction.
Leicester, Lettice Dudley, > Countess of, > 1543-1634 > Fiction.
Leicester, Robert Dudley, > Earl of, > 1532?-1588 > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603 > Fiction.
Queens > Great Britain > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
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Summary:Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice Knollys had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. They are both women of fierce intellect and desire: one trying to protect her country, and throne, the other trying to regain power and position for her family and each vying to convince the reader of her own private vision of the truth.
Physical Description:671 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780670022533
0670022535