Author: Henry William LawPublisher: London : Heath Cranton 1925.
ISBN:
Category : Beresford Hope family
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Book of the Beresford Hopes
Author: Henry William LawPublisher: London : Heath Cranton 1925.
ISBN:
Category : Beresford Hope family
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Stonewall Jackson, Beresford Hope, and the Meaning of the American Civil War in Britain
Author: Michael TurnerPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807174491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
In this comprehensive examination of British sympathy for the South during and after the American Civil War, Michael J. Turner explores the ideas and activities of A. J. Beresford Hope—one of the leaders of the pro-Confederate lobby in Britain—to provide fresh insight into that seemingly curious allegiance. Hope and his associates cast famed Confederate general Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson as the embodiment of southern independence, courage, and honor, elevating him to the status of a hero in Britain. Historians have often noted that economic interest, political attitudes, and concern about Britain’s global reach and geostrategic position led many in the country to embrace the Confederate cause, but they have focused less on the social, cultural, and religious reasons enunciated by Hope and ostensibly represented by Jackson, factors Turner suggests also heightened British affinity for the South. During the war, Hope noticed a tendency among British people to view southerners as heroic warriors in their struggle against the North. He and his pro-southern followers shared and promoted this vision, framing Jackson as the personification of that noble mission and raising the general’s profile in Britain so high that they collected enough funds to construct a memorial to him after his death in 1863. Unveiled twelve years later in Richmond, Virginia, the statue stands today as a remarkable artifact of one of the lesser-known strands of British pro-Confederate ideology. Stonewall Jackson, Beresford Hope, and the Meaning of the American Civil War in Britain serves as the first in-depth analysis of Hope as a leading pro-southern activist and of Jackson’s reputation in Britain during and after the Civil War. It places the conflict in a transnational context that reveals the reasons British citizens formed bonds of solidarity with the southerners whom they perceived shared their social and cultural values.
Hope Diamond
Author: Richard KurinPublisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588344193
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
An entertaining and well-researched history of the Hope diamond Since its discovery in seventeenth-century India, the Hope diamond, a glimmering deep blue gem weighing over 45 carats, has been shrouded in mystery and steeped in intrigue. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Richard Kurin goes beyond the speculation to reveal the truth behind a legendary stone. Kurin, a cultural anthropologist, spent more than a decade on the trail of the legendary gem. But the 'curse' that surrounds it, which Kurin puts to rest once and for all, is only one small piece of a long and lustrous story that moves between ancient religion and modern magic, royal power and class rivalry, revenge and greed. Richly illustrated, Hope Diamond works in a grand historical tradition: depicting the specific to reveal the universal.
The Bookman's Journal with which is Incorporated The Print Collector
Author: Bookman's Journal with which is Incorporated the Print Collector
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
V. 1-3 include "Bibliographies of modern authors by Henry Danielson."
The Outlook
Author: The Politics of Gender in Victorian Britain
Author: Ben GriffinPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107015073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
This groundbreaking history challenges traditional assumptions about the development of British democracy and the struggle for women's rights.
The Nation and Athenæum
Author: The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
Author: The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, Art, and Finance
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary and political reviews
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description