A Woman of Influence
The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England
New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Format: Book
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description: xxii, 245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"This extraordinary true story transports us to Tudor and Stuart England as Alice Spencer, the daughter of an upstart sheep farmer, becomes one of the most powerful women in the country and establishes a powerful dynasty that endures to this day"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Spencers on the Rise -- Marriage and Motherhood -- Treason and Murder -- An Unrelenting Lawsuit -- A Renaissance Family -- A Woman in Control -- Creating a Dynasty -- Secrets and Violence -- Trials and Executions -- Final Celebrations.
Subjects:
Derby, Alice Egerton, Countess of, 1559-1637.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Great Britain -- History -- Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.
Derby, Alice Egerton, Countess of, 1559-1637.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Great Britain -- History -- Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.
ISBN:
9781982154288
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BIOGRAPHY Derby, Alice Egerton | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Biography | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-230) and index.