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Author Wilkie, Vanessa, author.

Title A woman of influence : the spectacular rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England / Vanessa Wilkie.

Edition First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publication Info. New York : Atria Books, 2023.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b3051647~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  942.055092 WIL    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  942.055092 WIL    AVAILABLE
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Description xxii, 245 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents Spencers on the Rise -- Marriage and Motherhood -- Treason and Murder -- An Unrelenting Lawsuit -- A Renaissance Family -- A Woman in Control -- Creating a Dynasty -- Secrets and Violence -- Trials and Executions -- Final Celebrations.
Summary "This extraordinary true story transports us to Tudor and Stuart England as Alice Spencer, the daughter of an upstart sheep farmer, becomes one of the most powerful women in the country and establishes a powerful dynasty that endures to this day"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-230) and index.
Subject Derby, Alice Egerton, Countess of, 1559-1637.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Great Britain -- History -- Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.
Added Title Spectacular rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England
ISBN 9781982154288
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