TY - BOOK AU - Wilkie,Vanessa TI - A woman of influence: the spectacular rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England SN - 9781982154288 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Atria Books KW - Derby, Alice Egerton, KW - Nobility KW - Great Britain KW - Biography KW - History KW - Elizabeth, 1558-1603 KW - Early Stuarts, 1603-1649 KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Spencers on the Rise -- Marriage and Motherhood -- Treason and Murder -- An Unrelenting Lawsuit -- A Renaissance Family -- A Woman in Control -- Creating a Dynasty -- Secrets and Violence -- Trials and Executions -- Final Celebrations N2 - "This extraordinary true story transports us to Tudor and Stuart England as Alice Spencer, the daughter of an upstart sheep farmer, becomes one of the most powerful women in the country and establishes a powerful dynasty that endures to this day"-- ER -