Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, prime minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth.. Containing an instructive account of his ambition, designs, intrigues, excessive power; his engrossing the Queen, with the dangerous consequence of that practice, &c. Written during his life, and now published from an old manuscript. With a preface by Dr. Drake.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532-1588)
Category
Books
Date
1706
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3197977
Summary
Bibliographic description
[34], 160, 163-210, 111-118 p. ;. 8vo. Provenance: inscribed on half-title in eighteenth-century hand "Felbrigge". Former owner's name torn out. Binding: eighteenth-century full calf, sewn onto five raised bandsl double gold fillets.
Makers and roles
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532-1588), author Dr James Drake (1667-1707), writer