Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth
Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1818 by Lucy Aikin, is a history of the reign told through the queen's household and favorites rather than through battles and parliaments. In twenty-seven chapters, here printed in two volumes together, Aikin follows Elizabeth from her perilous youth under Mary through the long rivalry of Leicester and Burghley, the Northern rebellion, the affair of Mary Queen of Scots, the Armada, the rise and fall of Essex and the queen's last years, drawing heavily on letters, memoirs and state papers to show how the court looked from inside. A closing essay surveys the domestic architecture of the age. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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