IF YOU ENJOY a historical biography, this is the book for you. Penelope Devereux was the brightest star who ever shone in the court of Queen Elizabeth I in 16th-century England. She was the most beautiful woman of her generation and muse to countless poets and musicians, yet her story ended in tragedy: she died in disgrace on 7 July 1607, a widow, outcast from court, and stripped of all her titles. Sally Varlow has researched her life in great detail. It touched on every great event of the age - the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the arrival of King James and the Gunpowder Plot. The Lady Penelope is a dramatic, visual, emotional and ultimately tragic story set against the character of Queen Elizabeth I and the staged pageantry of her Court. Published by Andre Deutsch.

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