Lady Anne Bacon - by Deborah Spring (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Lady Anne Bacon was a highly educated woman who lived through the great political and religious transitions of five reigns and was embedded in the network of power at the Tudor court. Her intelligence and education took her far beyond the limits of the domestic sphere and she was caught up in pivotal events, including the crisis at the accession of Mary I and the reform of the Church of England under Edward VI and Elizabeth I. Yet, like many women, her place in the historical record remains shadowy and few today have heard of her. Drawing on her subject's forthright letters and other contemporary sources, Deborah Spring's deeply researched and compellingly readable book reveals Anne Bacon's extraordinary part in shaping the public story of Tudor history.

Review Quotes

"Superb scholarly detective work." --Rebecca Fraser, Writer, Broadcaster

"The writing - and the research behind it - is superb!" --Dr. Ann Rowe, Historian, Author

"Deborah Spring provides an expertly researched, detailed and highly comprehensive life of Anne Bacon. Well-written and full of detail, 'Lady Anne Bacon' is a wonderful addition to the growing body of works on Tudor women." --Dr Elizabeth Norton, Historian, author, broadcaster

"Readers of this rich biography will be rewarded with an evocative insight into Anne's unique life as a perceptive and persevering scholar at the Tudor court." --Dannielle Shaw, The Times Literary Supplement

"Serves as a foundational work not just for those wanting to know more about this particular woman but for those seeking to understand more about the environment in which she lived and worked." --Dr. Johanna Strong, Historian

"As Spring writes, 'Anne Bacon was for centuries almost hidden from history, yet the surviving evidence reveals the story of a woman of incisive intelligence, courage and tenacity'. It is brilliant that we now have Spring's book, a thoughtfully constructed account of one of the most important women of her time." --Cathryn Enis, The Local Historian

About the Author

Deborah Spring originally studied social anthropology, later gaining an MA in garden history at Birkbeck, University of London, and a further MA in biography at the University of East Anglia. Formerly an academic publisher, she now researches and writes about history, with particular interest in women's history, the sixteenth century, gardens and landscapes.