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The Lady Penelope : the lost tale of love and politics in the court of Elizabeth I by Sally Varlow is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Lady Penelope : the lost tale of love and politics in the court of Elizabeth I about?
Penelope Devereux was the brightest star who ever shone in the court of Queen Elizabeth I in sixteenth-century England. She was the most beautiful woman of her generation and muse to countless poets and musicians, yet her story ended in tragedy: she died in disgrace on 7th July 1607, a widow, outcast from court, and stripped of all her titles. The Lady Penelope is a dramatic, visual, emotional and ultimately tragic story set against the character of Queen Elizabeth I and the staged pageantry of her Court
Who reads The Lady Penelope : the lost tale of love and politics in the court of Elizabeth I?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sally Varlow
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch Children's Books
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780233002651
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Memoir, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.87 / 5 (12 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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