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The author uses the framework of the intense relationship between Queen Anne and her lady-in-waiting and closest friend, Sarah Marlborough, to rescue Queen Anne from long-held perceptions of her as indecisive and easily manipulated.
Queen Anne was one of Britain's most remarkable monarchs. With a personal life riven by passion, illness and intrigue -- she presided over some of the most momentous events in British history. Like books by Antonia Fraser or Amanda Foreman and based on years of original research…
The author uses the framework of the intense relationship between Queen Anne and her lady-in-waiting and closest friend, Sarah Marlborough, to rescue Queen Anne from long-held perceptions of her as indecisive and easily manipulated.
Queen Anne was one of Britain's most remarkable monarchs. With a personal life riven by passion, illness and intrigue -- she presided over some of the most momentous events in British history. Like books by Antonia Fraser or Amanda Foreman and based on years of original research…
"The Affair of the Poisons, as it became known, was an extraordinary episode that took place in France during the reign of Louis XIV. When poisoning and black magic became widespread, arrests followed. Suspects included those among the highest ranks of society. Many were torture…