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Ladies in Waiting: From the Tudors to the Present Day
Ladies in Waiting From the Tudors to the Present Day Author:Anne Somerset Far from being servants or decorative accessories in court, ladies-in-waiting competed for real positions of power--and many succeeded in their goals, sometimes betraying their queens in the process. A few even became royal mistresses. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, this lively, full-scale study by a bestselling author combines an... more »ecdote with searching analysis to create social history at its most colorful and entertaining.« less
"This is the first full-scale study of ladies-in-waiting at the English royal court from Tudor times until the present day...social history at its most colourful and entertaining."