Queen Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry, and Spectacular Gardens
Trea Martyn,Hardcover - Reprint, English-language edition,Pub by Bluebridge
Trea Martyn,Hardcover - Reprint, English-language edition,Pub by Bluebridge
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781933346366 (1933346361)
Publish date: January 1st 2012
Publisher: BlueBridge
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Queen Elizabeth seems to have had a lifelong love of gardens, and creating incredible gardens for her to enjoy on her long progresses through the country became good strategy for her courtiers. This book is primarily about two: Robert Dudley's grounds at Kenilworth Castle, and William Cecil's Theob...
A great examination of the gardens and, by extension, the men in Elizabeth’s life. A fascinating read, if you like history. I found myself wishing that I had read it before I was in London (obviously impossible without a time machine, as it’s newly published).
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