Elizabethan Spy Services, a Failed Marriage Plot and the Queen That Never Was: The Twisted Tale of Lady Arbella Stuart
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The rediscovery of a long-forgotten portrait thrusts Arbella’s astonishing story to the forefront of Tudor and Elizabethan history. Early in her reign, Queen Elizabeth I—sensing her court was teeming with doubters and double-crossers—made it clear she’d cede her power to no husband. This also meant, …
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