Ladies in waiting : from the Tudors to the present day
Somerset, Anne, 1955-2005
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Far from being servants or decorative accessories in court, ladies-in-waiting competed for real positions of power. Anne Somerset provides a detailed look into the lives of Lucy, Countess of Carlisle; Charles I's French wife, Henrietta Maria; Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough; Lady Castlemaine and many more.
Main title:
Ladies in waiting : from the Tudors to the present day / Anne Somerset.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Phoenix, 2005.
Collation:
352 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780753819876 (pbk)0753819872 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941'.0082
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
195255