| Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History Contributor(s): Strachey, Lytton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156027615 ISBN-13: 9780156027618 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - Great Britain - Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603) - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.46" W x 8.3" (0.88 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Strachey, Lytton: - Lytton Strachey (1880-1932), among the most famous writers of his time, was a member of the Bloomsbury group and the author of a number of biographies. His Eminent Victorians, published in 1918, inaugurated a new style of biography distinguished by irony, wit, irreverence, and elegance of language. He is also the author of Elizabeth and Essex, Biographical Essays, and Literary Essays. |