Author: Cyril Hughes HartmannPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Vagabond Duchess
Author: Cyril Hughes HartmannPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The Vagabond Duchess
Author: Claire ThorntonForbidden Lady
Author: Anne HerriesPublisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459225279
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Betrayed! Sir Robert came in peace to claim his lady honorably. But Melissa denied their love, and her father had him whipped from the house. Banished! Forbidden to return, Rob seeks his fortune in the wars, determined to forget the woman who tricked him. Back—for his revenge! As the Wars of the Roses ravage England, Melissa falls into Rob’s power and declares she knew nothing of his punishment. He should not trust her—but can he resist such vulnerable, innocent beauty?
The Illustrious Lady
Author: Lady Elizabeth HamiltonPublisher: Hamish Hamilton
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Lady Bette and the Murder of Mr Thynn
Author: Nigel PickfordPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297870866
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The true story of a sensational marriage and murder in 17th-century London. For fans of WEDLOCK, THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER and GEORGIANA: DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE. Lady Bette, the 14-year-old heiress to the vast Northumberland estates, becomes the victim of a plot by her grandmother, the Countess Howard, to marry her to the dissolute fortune-hunter Thomas Thynn, a man three times her age with an evil reputation. Revolted by her new husband, Lady Bette flees to Holland. Within weeks, Thynn is gunned down in the street by three hired assassins. Who is behind the contract killing? Is it the Swedish Count Coningsmark, young and glamorous with blond hair down to his waist? Or is it a political assassination as the anti-Catholic press maintains? Thynn was, after all, a key player in the Protestant faction to exclude the Catholic James, Duke of York, as his brother Charles II's successor. Nigel Pickford creates a world of tension and insecurity, of constant plotting and counter-plotting and of rabid anti-Catholicism, where massive street demonstrations and public Papal burnings are weekly events. The action moves from the great landed estates of Syon and Petworth to the cheap taverns and brothels of London, and finally to Newgate and the gallows - the sporting spectacle of the day. In the process, the book gives us a vivid and deeply researched portrait of Restoration society.
The American Mercury
Author: Henry Louis MenckenThe American Mercury
Author: Holstein-Friesian Herd-book
Author: Holstein-Friesian Association of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 1460
Book Description
Merchant Vessels of the United States
Author: Charles II's Favourite Mistress
Author: Sarah-Beth WatkinsPublisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399000578
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Nell Gwyn, the most infamous mistress of Charles II, was a commoner raised from the dingy back alleys of London to the stage and into a king’s arms. Hers was a true rags to riches story that saw a young girl rise from selling oranges to capturing the heart of a king. The Restoration period was one of change. After the troubled years of the English Civil War, it was time for pleasure, debauchery and entertainment with the ‘Merry Monarch’ restored to the throne. Nell was one of the first actresses on stage; a loveable comedienne who wowed audiences with her wit and charm. She fell in love with Charles Hart (one of the leading actors of the time), had a torrid affair with Lord Buckhurst and ultimately ended up in the king’s bed. She stayed on the stage for six years, but she stayed in the king’s heart for seventeen – his only mistress who was faithful to him. Set against the backdrop of Restoration London, this book charts Nell’s life and that of her family and friends – from her drunken mother and troublesome sister to the most notorious wits of the age John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester and George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Nell had a generous heart and a mischievous spirit, and was friends with people from all walks of life. The only woman she really detested was another of the king’s mistresses, Louise de Kerouaille, known as the French Spy. This highly entertaining book will tell the story of Nell’s life – the good and the bad – and show why Nell truly embodies the spirit of the Restoration.