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Languages : en
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The Court and Character of King James, Written and Taken by Sir A.W....
Author: The Murder of King James I
Author: Alastair BellanyPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030021782X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 659
Book Description
A year after the death of James I in 1625, a sensational pamphlet accused the Duke of Buckingham of murdering the king. It was an allegation that would haunt English politics for nearly forty years. In this exhaustively researched new book, two leading scholars of the era, Alastair Bellany and Thomas Cogswell, uncover the untold story of how a secret history of courtly poisoning shaped and reflected the political conflicts that would eventually plunge the British Isles into civil war and revolution. Illuminating many hitherto obscure aspects of early modern political culture, this eagerly anticipated work is both a fascinating story of political intrigue and a major exploration of the forces that destroyed the Stuart monarchy.
The Letters of Horace Walpole
Author: Horace WalpolePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 373264152X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Letters of Horace Walpole by Horace Walpole
Letters
Author: Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford
Author: Horace WalpoleCharacters from the Histories & Memoirs of the Seventeenth Century
Author: David Nichol SmithPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Spine title: Characters of the seventeenth century.
The Bibliographers Manual of English Literature
Author: Henry G. BohnPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752584939
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.
George Goring (1608–1657)
Author: Dr Florene S MemegalosPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 140947982X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
George Goring was in many ways the archetypal cavalier, often portrayed as possessing all the worst characteristics associated with the followers of King Charles I. He drank copiously, dressed and entertained lavishly, gambled excessively, abandoned his wife frequently, and was quick to resort to swordplay when he felt his honour was at stake. Yet, he was also an active Member of Parliament and a respected soldier, who learnt his trade on the Continent during the Dutch Wars, and put his expertise to good use in support of the royalist cause during the English Civil War. In this, the first modern biography of Goring, the main events of his life are interwoven with the wider history of his age. Beginning with his family background in Sussex, it charts his successes at court and exploits in the service of the Dutch, culminating in his experiences at the siege of Breda in 1637, and his role in the Bishops' Wars. However, it is his key role as a royalist general during the Civil War that is the major focus of this book, which concludes with Goring's years of exile during the Republic. This fascinating and illuminating account of Goring's life, character and actions, provides not only a fresh examination of this contentious figure, but also reveals much about English society and culture in the first half of the seventeenth century.
The Letters of Horace Walpole
Author: Horace WalpolePublisher:
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Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Correspondence with George Montagu
Author: Horace WalpolePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385617480
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.