false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181060811m/1107399.jpg 1107399 1 <div>Penelope Devereux was the brightest star who ever shone in the court of Queen Elizabeth I in 16th-century England, and this biography challenges the <br>usual historians' view that she was merely a footnote to famous men's <br>lives. The questions explored include: <i>What political significance did she hold with her brother, Essex, and the Queen? Why did Essex name her as a major player in the coup that cost him his head, and how did she walk free? What was she doing having secret meetings with the most hunted Jesuit priest in England? Most important of all, if Mary Boleyn was her great-grandmother, was King Henry VIII her great-grandfather?</i> Her life touched on every great event of the age&#8212;the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the arrival of King James, and the Gunpowder Plot. She also knew many of the celebrated artistic figures of the day, including William Shakespeare. She was the most beautiful woman of her generation and muse to countless poets and musicians, yet she died in disgrace&#8212;a widow, outcast from court, and stripped of all her titles. Set against the character of Queen Elizabeth I and the staged pageantry of her Court, this</b> dramatic and ultimately tragic story</b></b> will have immediate appeal to all lovers of historical biographies. <b></b></div> 1094342 28 4 2007 The Lady Penelope: The Lost Tale of Love and Politics in the Court of Elizabeth I total:4|4:3|2:1| 4 14 22 2 2 0 false false Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 13:31:17 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 07:49:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 26 18:46:15 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 18:48:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 18 20:31:07 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 20:31:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 23:58:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 23:58:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 10 14:44:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 14:44:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 10 14:02:34 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 14:02:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 30 13:21:35 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 13:21:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 14 12:37:02 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 12:37:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 09:44:16 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 09:44:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 16 21:10:25 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 21:10:25 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 08 19:34:14 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 19:34:14 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 29 08:55:01 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 09:21:08 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jul 30 15:15:57 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 15:15:57 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jun 25 21:01:14 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 21:36:21 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jun 23 03:49:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 03:49:23 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Apr 09 13:25:36 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 13:25:41 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Apr 03 13:48:08 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 13:48:08 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Mar 19 09:50:12 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 09:50:19 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Mar 07 05:37:22 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 05:37:28 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Mar 04 16:03:36 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 30 09:58:23 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1107399