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A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England
By Wilkie, Vanessa
- ISBN
- 9781982154288
- Publisher
- Atria
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Reviewed on March 1, 2023 | Social Sciences
Debut author Wilkie, curator of medieval manuscripts and British history at the Huntington Library, has written a captivating book that chronicles the life of Alice Stanley, the Countess of Derby. She was the daughter of Sir John Spencer, a knight, and an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales. As part of the wealthy gentry, her family aspired to nobility. It was vital that the Spencer children, especially the daughters, marr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
