{"product_id":"the-favourite-7191","title":"The Favourite","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the adventurer Walter Ralegh first encountered Elizabeth I he supposedly placed his cloak over a puddle and allowed the queen to walk across it. Thus began one of the most intriguing relationships between a monarch and her favourite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Favourite\u003c\/i\u003e explores the labyrinthine complexity of human emotion ambition and ritual within the restricted confines of the Tudor court. Was the favourite a Machiavellian schemer who fooled the queen in her affections? Was Elizabeth willing to manipulate her courtier for her own ends? The Queen's affection for Ralegh would protect him but he would soon become the 'most hated man in England'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Favourite\u003c\/i\u003e Mathew Lyons reveals a new portrait of an immortal relationship and a fascinating exploration of the many layers of love between Gloriana and Ralegh - courtier chancer and privateer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews for \u003ci\u003eImpossible Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 'Jocular but scholarly compendium of outlandish voyages.' Book of the Week \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 'Lyons's account is truly heartbreaking.' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 'The book as a whole has a kind of understated magic.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 'Presents the tales with great wit and wisdom and an undercurrent of learning that makes the whole project very attractive indeed.' \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 'Each story is told exquisitely and comes backed with exhaustive research.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786545000627,"sku":"9781845296797","price":840.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477292079781845296797.jpg?v=1762803598","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-favourite-7191","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}