Elizabeth and Leicester

Elizabeth and Leicester

by ElizabethJenkins (Author)

Synopsis

In his own way Leicester was as mysterious a person as the Queen. His influence on her, from the beginning of her reign until his death in 1588, was constant and incalculable - greater than that of anyone else save Burleigh - though he was generally unpopular among his fellow courtiers, detested by the populace as a whole, and lampooned by the writers of the day. Leicester's complex character, his lavish entertaining, his encouragement of the arts, his day-by-day activities - as courtier, Master of the Queen's Horse, Chancellor of Oxford, leader of the English forces in the war of the Netherlands against Spain - are all brought vividly to life. First published in 1961.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 16 May 2002

ISBN 10: 1842125605
ISBN 13: 9781842125601
Book Overview: To be reissued as part of the Phoenix Elizabeth I promotion - to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Elizabeth's death An exhibition marking the life and times of the Virgin Queen will appear at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich between May 1 - September 14 2003. The collection of personal items, paintings and other relics linked with the monarch is the largest ever assembled From the best-selling author of Elizabeth the Great (reprinted four times) A great romance, as told in many Hollywood films, and Elizabeth Jenkins is just the person to capture this

Author Bio
Elizabeth Jenkins was educated at St Christopher School, Letchworth, and Newnham College, Cambridge. A distinguished novelist, historian and biographer she was awarded the Femina Vie Heureuse Prize in 1934 for her novel HARRIET, and she received the OBE in 1981.