1928 RARE Elizabeth & Essex A Tragic History Lytton Strachey 13th print …

RARE Vintage 1928 ELIZABETH AND ESSEX A TRAGIC HISTORY LYTTON STRACHEY BLUE RIBBON BOOKS 13th printing October 1933   Subject: Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603) - Relations with men. Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, (1566-1601).  THIS IS A MUST FOR ANY historophile   One of the most famous and tortured romances in history - between Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex - began in 1587, when she was fifty-three and he was nineteen. Their passionate affair continued for five years, until Essex was beheaded for treason in 1601. In a fast-paced succession of brilliantly rendered scenes, Lytton Strachey portrays Elizabeth and Essex's compelling attraction for each other, their impassioned disagreements and their mutual struggle for power, which culminated so tragically - for both of them.   Books of this age are becoming few and far between, so well worth having in your collection, and this is a great example. *Publisher: Blue Ribbon Books Copyright: 1928 *Pages: 296 *Binding: Cloth Hardbound *Edition:  13th *Type: Biography & Autobiography, History Royalty, Europe / Great Britain /General      Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket  *Condition: Slight wear to cover front and back, overall sound & unmarked inside with discoloration to the pages from age. 💕All books are guaranteed to be as described 💕Shop “OkieSunshineLuv for MORE irresistible collectibles & treasures!