Chris Laoutaris
Author
Language
English
Description
In November 1596, a countess signed a document that would nearly destroy the career of William Shakespeare. Who was this woman who played such an instrumental, yet little known, role in Shakespeare's life? Never far from controversy when she was alive-she sparked numerous riots and indulged in acts of bribery, breaking-and-entering, and kidnapping-Lady Elizabeth Russell has been edited out of public memory, yet the chain of events she set in motion...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In November 1596, a woman signed a document that would nearly destroy the career of William Shakespeare. Who was this woman who played such an instrumental, yet little known, role in Shakespeare's life? Never far from controversy when she was alive--she sparked numerous riots and indulged in acts of breaking-and-entering, bribery, blackmail, kidnapping and armed combat--Lady Elizabeth Russell, the self-styled Dowager Countess of Bedford, has been...