Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester - Hardcover

Tallis, Nicola

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782437495 ISBN 13: 9781782437499

Publisher: Michael O'Mara, 2017

Synopsis

The first biography of Lettice Knollys, one of the most prominent women of the Elizabethan era.

Cousin to Elizabeth I - and very likely also Henry VIII's illegitimate granddaughter - Lettice Knollys had a life of dizzying highs and pitiful lows. Darling of the court, entangled in a love triangle with Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I, banished from court, plagued by scandals of affairs and murder, embroiled in treason, Lettice would go on to lose a husband and beloved son to the executioner's axe. Living to the astonishing age of ninety-one, Lettice's tale gives us a remarkable, personal lens on to the grand sweep of the Tudor Age, with those closest to her often at the heart of the events that defined it.

In the first ever biography of this extraordinary woman, Nicola Tallis's dramatic narrative takes us through those events, including the religious turmoil, plots and intrigues of Mary, Queen of Scots, attempted coups, and bloody Irish conflicts, among others. Surviving well into the reign of Charles I, Lettice truly was the last of the great Elizabethans.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Nicola Tallis is a British historian and researcher. Her debut book, Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey, was published to wide praise. She has previously lectured at the University of Winchester and worked with Historic Royal Palaces and the National Trust.

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael O'Mara
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782437495
• ISBN 13: 9781782437499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400