{"product_id":"the-queens-bed-an-intimate-history-of-elizabeths-court","title":"The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the private world of a beloved English queen  a story of intimacy  royalty  espionage  rumor  and subterfuge  Queen Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558  restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queens court lay her bedchamber  closely guarded by the favored women who helped her dress  looked after her jewels  and shared her bed. Elizabeths private life was of public concern. Her bedfellows were witnesses to the face and body beneath the makeup and raiment  as well as to rumored dalliances with such figures as Earl Robert Dudley. Their presence was for security as well as propriety  as the kingdom was haunted by fears of assassination plots and other Catholic stratagems. Such was the significance of the queens body: it represented the very British state itself. In The Queens Bed  the historian Anna Whitelock offers a revealing look at the Elizabethan court and the politics of intimacy. She dramatically reconstructs  for the first time  the queens quarters and the women who patrolled them. It is a story of sex  gossip  conspiracy  and intrigue brought to life amid the colors  textures  smells  and routines of the royal court. The women who attended the queen held the truth about her health  chastity  and fertility. They were her friends  confidantes  and spiesnobody knew her better. And until now  historians have overlooked them. The Queens Bed is a revelatory  insightful look into their daily livesthe untold story of the queen laid bare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945275682869,"sku":"ByrdShop_0374239789","price":27.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780374239787.jpg?v=1769880990","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-queens-bed-an-intimate-history-of-elizabeths-court","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}