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Author(s): Sally Varlow  
ISBN: 0233002073
ISBN-13: 9780233002071
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Publication Date: 04 Jun 2007
Pages: 296pp (234 x 153 x 34mm)
Illustrations: 15 colour/duotone photographs
Format: Hardback
Published Price: £18.99
The Lady Penelope The Lost Tale of Love and Politics in the Court of Elizabeth I
by Sally Varlow  
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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 7 July 1607, a widow, outcast from court, and stripped of all her titles. Her life touched on every great event of the age - the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the arrival of King James and the Gunpowder Plot - and she knew many of the celebrated artistic figures of the day including William Shakespeare. "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, and will have immediate appeal to lovers of historical biographies.
Reviews
'Excellent' - The Lady
'This fascinating, meticulously-researched book is a pleasure to read.' - Choice
'Her story can hardly fail to grip' - Western Daily Press
'Varlow returns the lady to her place in the spotlight' - Wales on Sunday
'Her scholarship is evident' - Bath Chronicle
'Sally Varlow vividly tells the story of her life, her famous admirers, the court intrigues, and the momentous events of the time in a lively biography of the woman who became known simply as the Lady Penelope.' - Leicester Mercury