The Resource Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court, Anna Whitelock
Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court, Anna Whitelock
Resource Information
The item Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court, Anna Whitelock represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court, Anna Whitelock represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen's court lay Elizabeth's bedchamber, closely guarded by the favoured women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed. Elizabeth's private life was of public, political concern. Her bedfellows were witnesses to the face and body beneath the make-up and elaborate clothes, as well as to rumoured illicit dalliances with such figures as Robert Dudley. Their presence was for security as well as propriety, as the kingdom was haunted by fears of assassination plots and other Catholic subterfuge. For such was the significance of the queen's body: it represented the very state itself. This riveting, revealing history of the politics of intimacy uncovers the feminized world of the Elizabethan court. Between the scandal and intrigue the women who attended the queen were the guardians of the truth about her health, chastity and fertility. Their stories offer extraordinary insight into the daily life of the Elizabethans, the fragility of royal favour and the price of disloyalty
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court
- Title
- Elizabeth's bedfellows
- Title remainder
- an intimate history of the queen's court
- Statement of responsibility
- Anna Whitelock
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen's court lay Elizabeth's bedchamber, closely guarded by the favoured women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed. Elizabeth's private life was of public, political concern. Her bedfellows were witnesses to the face and body beneath the make-up and elaborate clothes, as well as to rumoured illicit dalliances with such figures as Robert Dudley. Their presence was for security as well as propriety, as the kingdom was haunted by fears of assassination plots and other Catholic subterfuge. For such was the significance of the queen's body: it represented the very state itself. This riveting, revealing history of the politics of intimacy uncovers the feminized world of the Elizabethan court. Between the scandal and intrigue the women who attended the queen were the guardians of the truth about her health, chastity and fertility. Their stories offer extraordinary insight into the daily life of the Elizabethans, the fragility of royal favour and the price of disloyalty
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Whitelock, Anna
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Elizabeth
- Ladies-in-waiting
- Queens
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court, Anna Whitelock
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 462 pages, [8] pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781408836613
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, portraits
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) a84051
- (Sirsi) a84051
- Label
- Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court, Anna Whitelock
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 462 pages, [8] pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781408836613
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, portraits
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) a84051
- (Sirsi) a84051
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/portal/Elizabeths-bedfellows--an-intimate-history-of/5nDmw7_StH8/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/portal/Elizabeths-bedfellows--an-intimate-history-of/5nDmw7_StH8/">Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court, Anna Whitelock</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/">City of Stirling Library Services</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court, Anna Whitelock
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/portal/Elizabeths-bedfellows--an-intimate-history-of/5nDmw7_StH8/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/portal/Elizabeths-bedfellows--an-intimate-history-of/5nDmw7_StH8/">Elizabeth's bedfellows : an intimate history of the queen's court, Anna Whitelock</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/">City of Stirling Library Services</a></span></span></span></span></div>