"The noble bastard" : the story of Robert Dudley
McLeod, Angela, 1937-2019
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This title tells the story of a little-known but outstanding man whose achievements far eclipsed those of his famous father, Queen Elizabeth's favourite, the Earl of Leicester. Unlike similar works, it is a biographical novel, not a biography. Robert Dudley's legitimacy remains in doubt to this day though it was recognised by Charles I, Charles II, The Austrian Emperor and the Pope. Here his life has been extensively researched and the man speaks for himself through historical fact. His achievements, for his era and position, were varied and unique and he died, the Duke of Northumberland, in what is now the Villa Castello near Florence. Perhaps because he left his own country when Star Chamber closed his legitimacy case, he has not been given his proper place in English history.
Main title:
"The noble bastard" : the story of Robert Dudley / Angela McLeod.
Author:
McLeod, Angela, 1937-, author
Imprint:
Kibworth Beauchamp : Matador, 2019.
Collation:
552 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781789018943 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.9'2
Language:
English
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BRN:
2516757
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