Lady Arbella Stuart, claimant to the English throne, traditionally has been portrayed as either a hero or fool for marrying against King James's edict and attempting to flee from France. This is Stuart's story as told in the more than 100 letters she wrote to her husband, the royal family, public officials and friends. Based largely on original manuscripts, this volume reveals a powerful personal and public drama, as Stuart's royal birth and demand for independence placed her in conflict with Queen Elizabeth and King James. Verbally gifted, Stuart created a fictional lover, manoeuvered within the patronage network, and, after her marriage, applied her considerable rhetorical skills to solicit favour and freedom. Her own revisions, which are included, offer the reader unusual access to the thinking of a talented Renaissance writer. The editor of this work has transcribed, ordered, dated, annotated and critically analyzed the letters and drafts.
- ISBN10 0195080572
- ISBN13 9780195080575
- Publish Date 1 December 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 June 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition Annotated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 319
- Language English