[bksvol-discuss] Submitted: book from wish list/nonfiction
- From: "Deborah Murray" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "blinkeeblink@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
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- Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:47:12 -0400
Hi all,
I've just submitted a wish list title, "The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History
of Elizabeth's Court" by Anna Whitelock.
It's been read and spell-checked. Headers stripped, page numbers/chapter
titles present/protected, footnotes formatted, fonts adjusted.
463 pages. Lots of British and "old English" spellings.
Description:
From the private world of a beloved English queen, a story of intimacy,
royalty, espionage, rumor, and subterfuge.
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. Elizabeth's private life was of public
concern. 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. Such was the significance of the queen's body: it
represented the very British state itself. InThe Queen's Bed, the
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. It is a story
of sex, gossip, conspiracy, and intrigue brought to life amid the colors,
textures, smells, and routines of the royal court. The women who
attended the queen held the truth about her health, chastity, and fertility.
They were her friends, confidantes, and spies-nobody knew her better. And
until now, historians have overlooked them. The Queen's Bed is a
revelatory, insightful look into their daily lives-the untold story of the
queen laid bare.
Deborah
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