Fair Youth, a historical novel set in the Renaissance, explores the legend that a romance between Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, 20, Lord Great Chamberlain, and Queen Elizabeth I, 37, produces a son, Henry, born in secret, who grows up to be the “Fair Youth” of Shakespeare’s sonnets. When Queen Elizabeth refuses to acknowledge Henry, he joins the Essex Rebellion and makes a vain attempt to seize the throne. He is sentenced to death but at Oxford’s request Elizabeth commutes the sentence.
Fair Youth
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This historical novel provides literary enrichment and understanding of the Renaissance period through a fictional narrative.
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| Weight | 0.29 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 14 × 1.7 × 21.6 in |
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