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Gossip and Rumour in Elizabeth I’s Court
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:55:18
Publish Date: 2017-12-14 12:57:31
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Anna Whitelock, historian, broadcaster and reader in early modern history at Royal Holloway, University of London, explores how Elizabeth I confidently and cleverly used her gender to manipulate a court filled with men.

What of the female members of court? Explore how their friendship and loyalty came at a price in a court of gossip and rumours, and discover how a female queen in a man’s world changed the state of power play.

Recorded at Hampton Court Palace on 28 November 2017.
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