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Court lady and country wife

Lucy Percy was the courtly beauty'a charming lady whose considerable talents in the ballrooms, bedrooms and anterooms of the court of Charles I were, in the end, not enough to keep her from the Tower of London. Lucy's sister Dorothy was the country wife'mother of 12 children, a domineering and politically savvy woman whose unaspiring husband's eventual rebellion caused a public scandal. Together the Countess of Carlisle and the Countess of Leicester were at the centre of power during one of Britain's most tumultuous periods. This richly detailed, intriguing story of two exceptional sisters is a must-read for fans of Charlotte Gray, Sandra Gulland and Jane Dunn.

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  • ""Born during the reign of Elizabeth I, Lucy and Dorothy Percy came to prominence at the court of Charles I. Lucy, the Countess of Carlisle, dominated the royal scene. Her beauty was immortalized in magnificent Van Dyck portraits, her political skills attracted many famous lovers, and her talent as a gossip ensured her inclusion in the queen's inner circle--until civil war and its machinations led to her imprisonment in the Tower of London. Her sister, Dorothy, Countess of Leicester--wife of a diplomat and an ancestor of Princess Diana--managed the family estates and raised twelve surviving children. Though brilliant, with a keen eye and special purview of European politics, she had a reputation as a shrewish wife and, when her husband rebelled after thirty-five years of marriage, it caused a public scandal. Viewing a tempestuous era through the exceptional lives of Lucy and Dorothy Percy, Lita-Rose Betcherman's Court Lady and Country Wife offers a perfect window into a remarkable world."--Publisher's website."
  • "Lucy Percy was the courtly beauty'a charming lady whose considerable talents in the ballrooms, bedrooms and anterooms of the court of Charles I were, in the end, not enough to keep her from the Tower of London. Lucy's sister Dorothy was the country wife'mother of 12 children, a domineering and politically savvy woman whose unaspiring husband's eventual rebellion caused a public scandal. Together the Countess of Carlisle and the Countess of Leicester were at the centre of power during one of Britain's most tumultuous periods. This richly detailed, intriguing story of two exceptional sisters is a must-read for fans of Charlotte Gray, Sandra Gulland and Jane Dunn."@en

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  • "Biographie (Descripteur de forme)"
  • "Biography"
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  • "Court lady and country wife"
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  • "Court lady and country wife : royal privilege and civil war : two noble sisters in seventeenth-century England"
  • "Court lady and country wife : royal privilege and Civil War : two noble sisters in seventeenth-century England"
  • "Court lady and country wife royal privilege and civil war - two noble sisters in seventeenth-century england"@en
  • "Court lady and country wife : royal privilege and civil war two noble sisters in seventeenth-century England"@en
  • "Court lady and country wife : two noble sisters in seventeenth-century England"
  • "Court lady and country wife : two noble sisters in seventeenth-century England"@en
  • "Court lady and country wife two noble sisters in seventeenth-century England"
  • "Court lady and country wife : royal privilege and civil war: two noble sisters in seventeenth-century England"@en
  • "Court lady and country wife : royal provilege and Civil war : two noble sisters in seventeenth-century England"

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