Notes and Documents
The ‘Mad’ Duchess of Albemarle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21291858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Paley (0000-0002-1174-1897, RUTH PALEY is a Visiting Fellow at Oxford Brookes University., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159-170 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archives The Journal of the British Records Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-9535 • E-ISSN: 2516-8975 |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/archives.2022.10 |
| OpenAlex | W4384028809 |
| Language | EN |
The story of the widowed Elizabeth, duchess of Albemarle, is well known. Allegedly driven mad by her own arrogance, she was supposedly wooed by the earl of Montagu disguised as the emperor of China. The following document throws new light on this bizarre tale
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · China · Emperor · Genealogy · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |