#Robert Stedall

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“Robert had a good understanding of court ceremonial, being both an exceptional horseman and showman, ‘tall, powerful, active and handsome’. With his natural panache, he dressed expensively, often spending £400 at a time on costly materials ordered in European markets. He was a convivial friend, loving good food and enjoying a wager on his sporting contests. His healthy appetite became a standing joke in court circles. Inevitably, he needed to delegate, but he was a ‘hands-on’ manager, particularly when he felt that his personal touch was called for.” ⎯ Elizabeth I's Secret Lover, Robert Stedall

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Monthly Reading Summary - June 2022

Monthly Reading Summary – June 2022

The big news this month is that my own book is now signed off and en route to the printer! I’m feeling light reading at the moment, possibly because I’m doing quite a lot of research for my second book. Our book club pick for this month was ‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ by Victoria Mas. Books Read This Month: Heather Morris – Three SistersAudiobook, 2021, ZaffreAdult Fiction, Historical Carrie Hope…

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Elizabeth I's Secret Lover: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

Elizabeth I’s Secret Lover, by Robert Stedall, details just how Lord Robert Dudley become one of the most influential figures of his time. As a great impresario, he showed Elizabeth I off to her people to glittering effect and became the forerunner of Shakespearian theatre, combining classicism with ribaldry. He attracted the financing of Drake’s circumnavigation. He was the supporter of academic endeavor, of poetry, and of Puritan scholarship. By employing a network of his own agents, he provided information of crucial importance to Government. He built some of the finest houses and gardens of the age. As Master of the Horse, he developed English bloodstock to provide horses for Royal and military requirements. He even saw to it that England’s navy and army was properly prepared to meet Continental aggression when needed...

Has any one of you read this book???. i was looking in amazon to see if something new was there and this 2020 book came up. it doesn't have many reviews and not all good. so i was wondering if it`s a book i truly robert dudley stan should have lol

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May Bonus Review #2

May Bonus Review #2

Published By: Pen and Sword Books

Publication Date: 6th November 2017

Format: Hardback

I.S.B.N.: 9781473893313

Price: £25.00

              Blurb

In the early hours of 10 February 1567 a large explosion ripped through the Old Provost’s lodgings at Kirk o’ Field, Edinburgh, where Mary Queen of Scotland’s consort, Henry Lord Darnley, was staying. Darnley’s body was found with that of his valet in a…

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Book Review - 'Mary Queen of Scots' Secretary: William Maitland, Politician, Reformer, and Conspirator' by Robert Stedall

Book Review – ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Secretary: William Maitland, Politician, Reformer, and Conspirator’ by Robert Stedall

Thank you to Pen and Sword for gifting me a copy of this book for review. I’m not very knowledgeable about Mary Queen of Scots’ early life in France and Scotland. I know more about the period after she fled to England in 1568. I hoped that this would fill in some of the gaps in my knowledge. William Maitland isn’t a person I had ever heard of before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect though…