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Lord Robert Dudley, Queen Elizabeth I's lover, and Sir William Cecil, her chief political adviser, were the most powerful men in the country. As their rivalry intensified, they competed by creating ever more fabulous gardens for their queen. Dudley's aim was to woo her; Cecil's, to stop Dudley in his tracks. Dudley set out an intoxicatingly romantic garden, and threw spectacular outdoor parties for his queen; Cecil countered by building a sumptuous palace with amazing gardens overseen by the most famous gardener in the country, John Gerard. This is the beguiling story of a lifelong duel. For Elizabeth, these gardens were places for love and intrigue, power play and spectacular design.

List of Plates

1　Princely Pleasures

2　Fireworks

3　A Leave of Absence

4　Rivals

5　From Princess to Queen

6　Deep Desire 59

7　Worthy to Be Called Paradise'

8　The Lady of May

9　A Melancholy Mood

　1O　The Labyrinth

　11　The Herbalist

　12　A Second Arthur

　13　A Sharp Stroke

　14　Paradise Is Grown Wilderness'

　15　 Alpha and Omega

　16　Paradises Lost - and Remembered

Epilogue

Sources and Acknowledgements

Index

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Lord Robert Dudley, Queen Elizabeth I's lover, and Sir William Cecil, her chief political adviser, were the most powerful men in the country. As their rivalry intensified, they competed by creating ever more fabulous gardens for their queen. Dudley's aim was to woo her; Cecil's, to stop Dudley in his tracks. Dudley set out an intoxicatingly romantic garden, and threw spectacular outdoor parties for his queen; Cecil countered by building a sumptuous palace with amazing gardens overseen by the most famous gardener in the country, John Gerard. This is the beguiling story of a lifelong duel. For Elizabeth, these gardens were places for love and intrigue, power play and spectacular design.