The double life of Doctor Lopez : spies, Shakespeare and the plot to poison Elizabeth I
Green, Dominic, 1970-2004
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Roderigo Lopez, personal physician to Queen Elizabeth I, was executed for being a traitor. In this true-life political thriller the author uncovers a world of political intrigue, espionage and court rivalries, as well as a possible plot to poison the Queen.
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Author:
Imprint:
London : Arrow, 2004.
Collation:
xi, 402 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Century, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-394) and index.
ISBN:
9780099431893 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.055092942.055920 LOP
Language:
English
Subject:
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Assassination attemptsLopez, Roderigo, 1525-1594 -- Death and burialEspionage, Spanish -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th centuryPhysicians -- Great Britain -- BiographyGreat Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603 -- BiographyGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1558-1603Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- SpainSpain -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
BRN:
39697