Queen Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry, and Spectacular Gardens (Hardcover)

from wealhtheowwylfing

Queen Elizabeth seems to have had a lifelong love of gardens, and creating incredible gardens for her to enjoy on her long progresses through the country became good strategy for her courtiers. This book is primarily about two: Robert Dudley's grounds at Kenilworth Castle, and William Cecil's The...

from Iambookish

Seemed as much fiction as non-fiction. I wish there had been some photos included to enhance the narrative. 2.5 stars

from adpaton

Trea Martyn taught Garden History at the University of London and this, her first book, is a fascinating and discursive description of Queen Elizabeth and her relationships with Lord Robert Dudley and Sir William Cecil, as manifested in their gardens. The extravagant Dudley used the grounds of Ke...

from adpaton

Trea Martyn taught Garden History at the University of London and this, her first book, is a fascinating and discursive description of Queen Elizabeth and her relationships with Lord Robert Dudley and Sir William Cecil, as manifested in their gardens. The extravagant Dudley used the grounds of Ke...