English nobleman and the favourite and close friend of Queen Elizabeth I (1532-1588)
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The Perfect picture of a favourite Or, Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, prime minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth, and standholder of Holland. Containing an instructive account of his rise and fall; his excessive power and wealth; his cruel oppressions; the exorbitant grants made to him; his ambitious aim at the crown; his lusts, hypocrisie, and irreligion; also his secret combination with the papists and fanaticks, to undermine the Church of England, and exclude the Royal Family. Written during his life, and now publish'd from an old manuscript: with a preface by James Drake; Fellow of the Royal Society and College of Physicians.
Date: 1711- E-journals
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Leycesters Common Wealth
Date: 1641- E-books
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The perfect picture of a favourite or, secret memoirs of Robert Dudley, ... Prime Minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth, and Statdholder [sic] of Holland. ... Written during his life, and now publish'd from an old manuscript: with a preface by James Drake, ..
Date: 1708- E-books
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Secret memoirs of Robert Dudley , Earl of Leicester, prime minister and favourite of Queen Elizabeth. Containing an instructive account of his ambition, designs, intrigues, excessive power; his engrossing the Queen, with the dangerous consequence of that practice, &c. Written during his life, and now published from an old manuscript never printed. To which is added a preface by Dr. Drake.
Leicester, Robert Dudley Earl of, 1532?-1588.Date: 1706
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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532?-1588). Engraving by Jacobus Houbraken.
Date: 1738Reference: 590243i