Author: Mary Elizabeth Lucy
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780752849300
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
A delightful memoir of Mary Elizabeth Lucy and her life at Charlecote. Mary Elizabeth Williams, an heiress from North Wales, was only twenty when in 1823 she reluctantly married George Lucy and became mistress of Charlecote Old Hall in Warwickshire. Sixty years later she wrote this engaging account of her life for her grandchildren. It was a life of great happiness, for she grew to love her husband deeply. Her country home, her children, the London season and a tour abroad all brought joy and fulfilment. But her contentment was marred by tragedy as few of her many children survived her. Her words reveal a character of great strength and determination. High-spirited, discerning and delightfully free from prudishness, Mary Elizabeth Lucy draws pen-portraits of the people she met - Queen Victoria and Sir Walter Scott among them - and provides an authentic view of life in fashionable 19th-century society.
Mistress of Charlecote
Author: Mary Elizabeth Lucy
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780752849300
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
A delightful memoir of Mary Elizabeth Lucy and her life at Charlecote. Mary Elizabeth Williams, an heiress from North Wales, was only twenty when in 1823 she reluctantly married George Lucy and became mistress of Charlecote Old Hall in Warwickshire. Sixty years later she wrote this engaging account of her life for her grandchildren. It was a life of great happiness, for she grew to love her husband deeply. Her country home, her children, the London season and a tour abroad all brought joy and fulfilment. But her contentment was marred by tragedy as few of her many children survived her. Her words reveal a character of great strength and determination. High-spirited, discerning and delightfully free from prudishness, Mary Elizabeth Lucy draws pen-portraits of the people she met - Queen Victoria and Sir Walter Scott among them - and provides an authentic view of life in fashionable 19th-century society.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780752849300
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
A delightful memoir of Mary Elizabeth Lucy and her life at Charlecote. Mary Elizabeth Williams, an heiress from North Wales, was only twenty when in 1823 she reluctantly married George Lucy and became mistress of Charlecote Old Hall in Warwickshire. Sixty years later she wrote this engaging account of her life for her grandchildren. It was a life of great happiness, for she grew to love her husband deeply. Her country home, her children, the London season and a tour abroad all brought joy and fulfilment. But her contentment was marred by tragedy as few of her many children survived her. Her words reveal a character of great strength and determination. High-spirited, discerning and delightfully free from prudishness, Mary Elizabeth Lucy draws pen-portraits of the people she met - Queen Victoria and Sir Walter Scott among them - and provides an authentic view of life in fashionable 19th-century society.
The Children of Charlecote
Author: Philippa Pearce
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192751805
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Set before the first First World War, this book tells the story of Tom, Laura, Hugh, and Margaret, whose home is the great house, Charlecote, set in the Warwickshire countryside. Despite their privileged background, the children are not always happy - their parents are stern and Tom is sent away to boarding school. But when the holidays come, everything changes and the four of them have many adventures together in the vast grounds of the house. BLOriginally published in 1968, this is a welcome reissue of a book which 'movingly shows the close bond between the "upper class" children and servants in a great house, when both feared and suffered the hand of authority.' (20th Century Children's Writers)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192751805
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Set before the first First World War, this book tells the story of Tom, Laura, Hugh, and Margaret, whose home is the great house, Charlecote, set in the Warwickshire countryside. Despite their privileged background, the children are not always happy - their parents are stern and Tom is sent away to boarding school. But when the holidays come, everything changes and the four of them have many adventures together in the vast grounds of the house. BLOriginally published in 1968, this is a welcome reissue of a book which 'movingly shows the close bond between the "upper class" children and servants in a great house, when both feared and suffered the hand of authority.' (20th Century Children's Writers)
LUCEY and LUCY Family History
Author: Norman Lucey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781411623378
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
PAPERBACK: Reference information for everyone interested in researching their family history and the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066, the book includes many geneologies of individuals with these surnames including maps, historical records, registration details etc. Many links are with the USA, Ireland, Canada, South Africa & Australia. In over 300 pages, the book documents the origins of the surname, early de Lucy history and heraldry from the Norman invason of England. It includes details of the heraldic stained glass windows at the family home of Charlecote, detailed historical information, maps showing family origins with dates of the earliest parish records and an ancestry database including a full listing of individuals. Irish origins are explained including the orginal gaelic spelling of A Luasaigh. The book also covers the related Sigournay and Sigourney families. ISBN: 1-4116-2337-1
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781411623378
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
PAPERBACK: Reference information for everyone interested in researching their family history and the surnames LUCEY & LUCY. From early sources in England & Ireland, some back as far as 1066, the book includes many geneologies of individuals with these surnames including maps, historical records, registration details etc. Many links are with the USA, Ireland, Canada, South Africa & Australia. In over 300 pages, the book documents the origins of the surname, early de Lucy history and heraldry from the Norman invason of England. It includes details of the heraldic stained glass windows at the family home of Charlecote, detailed historical information, maps showing family origins with dates of the earliest parish records and an ancestry database including a full listing of individuals. Irish origins are explained including the orginal gaelic spelling of A Luasaigh. The book also covers the related Sigournay and Sigourney families. ISBN: 1-4116-2337-1
The Children of the House
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours
Author: John Burke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Scanderbeg: Or, Love and Liberty
Author: Thomas Whincop
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain
Author: Sir Bernard Burke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 2114
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 2114
Book Description
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland
Author: Bernard Burke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1112
Book Description
Shakespeare's Lives
Author: Samuel Schoenbaum
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198186185
Category : Biography (as a literary form)
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
This volume presents a study of the changing images and differing ways that the life of English poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) has been interpreted throughout history. The author takes readers on a tour of the countless myths and legends which have arisen to explain the great dramatist's life and work, bringing the story right up to 1989. He reconstructs as much of the elusive author's life as possible, considering his family history, his economic standing, and his reputation with his peers; the Shakespeare who emerges may not always be the familiar one.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198186185
Category : Biography (as a literary form)
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
This volume presents a study of the changing images and differing ways that the life of English poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) has been interpreted throughout history. The author takes readers on a tour of the countless myths and legends which have arisen to explain the great dramatist's life and work, bringing the story right up to 1989. He reconstructs as much of the elusive author's life as possible, considering his family history, his economic standing, and his reputation with his peers; the Shakespeare who emerges may not always be the familiar one.
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry
Author: Bernard Burke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 2164
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 2164
Book Description