Whitelock, Anna
Elizabeth's Bedfellows : An Intimate History of the Queen's Court Anna Whitelock - London Bloomsbury 2013 - xi,462 Pages 16x24 cm HB
An Intimate History of the Queen's Court.
Include Illustrations, Notes, Bibliography and Index.
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 favored women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed. This revealing history of the politics of intimacy uncovers the feminized world of the Elizabethan court.
9781408808801
Queens--Social conditions
Great Britain
England
Ladies-in-waiting
942.055
Elizabeth's Bedfellows : An Intimate History of the Queen's Court Anna Whitelock - London Bloomsbury 2013 - xi,462 Pages 16x24 cm HB
An Intimate History of the Queen's Court.
Include Illustrations, Notes, Bibliography and Index.
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 favored women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed. This revealing history of the politics of intimacy uncovers the feminized world of the Elizabethan court.
9781408808801
Queens--Social conditions
Great Britain
England
Ladies-in-waiting
942.055