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A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England
Maybe someday
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62/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Vanessa Wilkie
Publisher:
Atria Books
Date:
April 18, 2023
The story of Alice Spencer, born in 1650 to an upstart sheep farmer, who became one of the most powerful women in the country and established a dynasty that endures to this day.
What The Reviewers Say
A highly readable account of Alice Spencer, the progenitor of a family that achieved high social status.
A captivating book that chronicles the life of Alice Stanley, the Countess of Derby.
As the author shows, Alice was remarkable in her ability to forge her own identity in a highly patriarchal era.
Engrossing and well-researched.
