Golden Lads

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In an age of poets and privateers, perfumed coutiers and scheming monarchs, three of the most extraordinary men in history played out their dashing roles against the tumultuous background of Queen Elizabeth's England. Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor, friend of kings and scholars, was perhaps the most billiant man of the realm. His brother, Anthony Bacon, survived scandal to become masterspy for the Crown. Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex and England's greatest hero, was betrayed into dishonor by his beloved but tempestuous queen....An absorbing historical saga