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A woman of influence : the spectacular rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England / Vanessa Wilkie.
Van Pelt Library DA358.D35 W55 2023
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) DA358.D35 W55 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilkie, Vanessa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nobility--Great Britain--Biography.
- Nobility.
- Derby, Alice Egerton, Countess of, 1559-1637.
- Derby, Alice Egerton.
- Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 245 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Other Title:
- Spectacular rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atria Books, 2023.
- Summary:
- "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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-230) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Wilkie, Vanessa. Woman of influence
- ISBN:
- 9781982154288
- 1982154284
- OCLC:
- 1330895325
- Publisher Number:
- 99993694998
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