Ladies in Waiting From the Tudors to the Present Day |
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| Author:
| Somerset, Anne
Sullivan, Laura L. |
| Series title: | Phoenix Press Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84212-596-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2002 |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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| Imprint: | Phoenix |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Far from being servants or decorative accessories in court, ladies-in-waiting competed for real positions of power—and many succeeded in their goals, sometimes betraying their queens in the process. A few even became royal mistresses. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, this lively full-scale study by a bestselling author combines anecdote with searching analysis to create social history.
Far from being servants or decorative accessories in court, ladies-in-waiting competed for real positions of power—and many succeeded in their goals, sometimes betraying their queens in the process. A few even became royal mistresses. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, this lively full-scale study by a bestselling author combines anecdote with searching analysis to create social history.