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View Portrait of a lady said to be Lady Arabella Stuart daughter of Charles 5th Earl of Lennox half-length in a richly embroidered and bejewelled dress with a white lace ruff Attributed to Gower ...

Lady Arbella Stuart had a life full of secrets, ambition, and rebellion. The once-likely successor to Queen Elizabeth I, her rare pedigree was a curse, not a blessing—and led her right into scandal ...