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12 de mar. de 2005 · Lady Penelope Rich, the Stella of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella, was the daughter of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. She was a child of fourteen when Sir Philip Sidney accompanied the queen on a visit to Lady Essex in 1576, on her way from Kenilworth , and must have been frequently thrown into the society of Sidney, in consequence of the many ties between the two families.
PENELOPE RICH, Lady (c. 1562-1607), the Stella of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella, was the daughter of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. She was a child of fourteen when Sir Philip Sidney accompanied the queen on a visit to Lady Essex in 1576, on her way from Kenilworth, and must have been frequently thrown into the society of Sidney, in consequence of the many ties between the two ...
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6 de jun. de 2023 · Penelope was a strongly independent woman who fought for love and her family, even if that meant becoming enemies with the most powerful people in England. A remarkable woman who left her mark on both the Tudor and Stuart dynasties, Lady Penelope Rich took her life and legacy into her own hands.
Queen Elizabeth died in 1603 and James duly became king. It appears that their secret overtures to the king had not been in vain as Mountjoy was created Earl of Devonshire and Lady Rich became a Lady of the Bedchamber, one of Queen Anne’s ladies-in-waiting. They enjoyed great influence at court. In 1605, Lord Rich sued for divorce.
Lady Rich and Lord Devonshire were openly named and their scandal was discussed by a contemporary historian, Robert Johnston, but his Latin account was published in the Netherlands in 1655. George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury wrote a lengthy essay on political and religious affairs in 1627 which was published in 1659.
This essay studies a single letter by Penelope, Lady Rich (1563–1607) as a means of examining the roles that early modern women played in scribal publication and Elizabethan court politics. Written in the aftermath of the earl of Essex’s disgrace in 1599, the letter interceded with Queen Elizabeth on her brother’s behalf.
