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The Queen s Bed An Intimate History of Elizabeth s Court 1st Edition by Anna Whitelock ISBN 0374239789 9780374239787

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Author(s): Anna Whitelock

Edition: 1

File Details: EPUB, 841 KB

Year: 2015

Language: english

SKU: EB-53492178 Category: Biography & Autobiography - Historical Tag: Anna Whitelock

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ISBN 10: 0374239789
ISBN 13: 9780374239787
Author: Anna Whitelock

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 state itself. In __The 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 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.

The Queen s Bed An Intimate History of Elizabeth s Court 1st Edition Table of contents:

Part I – The Queen’s Two Bodies

The Queen’s Two Bodies
The Queen is Dead, Long Live the Queen
Familia Reginae
Not a Morning Person
Womanish Infirmity

Part II – Peril & Rumour

Disreputable Rumours
Ruin of the Realm
Carnal Copulation
Arcana Imperii
Smallpox
Devouring Lions
Ménage à Trois
Visitor to the Bedchamber
Sour and Noisome
Untouched and Unimpaired

Part III – Suspicions & Intrigues

Greatly Grieved
Suspicious Mind
The Elixir of Life
Barren Stock
Wicked Intentions
Secret Enemies
Want of Posterity
Compass Her Death
Beside Her Bed
Lewd Fantasy
Blows and Evil Words
Kenilworth
Badness of Belief
Toothache
Amorous Potions
Froggie Went A-Courtin’

Part IV – Politics of the Bedchamber

Semper Eadem
The Die is Cast
The Enemy Sleeps Not
In Defence of the Queen’s Body
Agent Provocateur?
Unseemly Familiarities
Especial Favour
The Deed Shall Be Done
Blow Up the Bed
Nightmares
Secret Son?
Satan’s Instruments
Barricaded from Within
Suspected and Discontented Persons

Part V – Age, Decay & Death

Age and Decay
Abused Her Body
The Physician’s Poison
Love and Self-Love
Privy Matters
Foolish and Old
Mask of Youth
The Poisoned Pommel
Crooked Carcass
Lèse Majesté
Dangerous and Malicious Ends
No Season to Fool
Age Itself is a Sickness
All Are in a Dump at Court
Deathbed
Regina Intacta
The Queen’s Effigy
Secret Histories

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