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Whitelock, Anna, author.
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Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Sexual behavior.
Ladies-in-waiting -- England -- History -- 16th century.
Queens -- England -- Social conditions -- 16th century.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 16th century.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1558-1603.
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The queen's bed : an...
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The queen's bed : an intimate history of Elizabeth's court / Anna Whitelock.
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Whitelock, Anna, author.
New York : Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Subjects
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Sexual behavior.
Ladies-in-waiting -- England -- History -- 16th century.
Queens -- England -- Social conditions -- 16th century.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- History -- 16th century.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1558-1603.
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0374239789 (hardcover)
9780374239787 (hardcover) :
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462 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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First American edition.
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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. 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. 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. These women were her friends, confidantes, and spies--nobody knew her better. And until now, historians have overlooked them. This is a revelatory, insightful look into their daily lives--the untold story of the queen laid bare.--From publisher description.
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