Author: Alice ShieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cardinals
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Henry Stuart
Author: Alice ShieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cardinals
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Henry Stuart Cardinal of York and His Times (Classic Reprint)
Author: Alice ShieldPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331267249
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Excerpt from Henry Stuart Cardinal of York and His Times The life of the last grandson of James II., entwined as it was with the more important life of his father and the more stirring life of his brother, would be lamentably incomplete without an account of the men and movements among which he was born and bred, the influences which guided and controlled his development. He, too, stood in the centre of the storm. The vicissitudes of his near kindred were his; the activities that pressed so closely round them moved and shaped his destiny too, in spite of the quiet resolution with which he eventually took his career into his own hands. Torn from his natural setting, the intrigues and struggles that surrounded him, his life were a formless fragment. Apart from the high lights and deep shadows of his brother's history, it must be a colourless, unintelligible irrelevance. Hence it has been necessary to include in this biography much of the political and domestic history that fell within the term of Prince Henry's life and so deeply concerned the fortunes of his house, though he himself played little more than a passive part therein. The book was completed some time before the "King over the Water," but it was judged better to keep it back until the son's life should follow as a sequel to the father's. Both have come from the same long and careful research. Until 1766, the lives naturally overlap. Incidents common to both lives that are given at length in King Jame's life, are noted here as briefly as possible, that the biography should be complete in itself; while much that was taken from the former book, to keep it within the limits of one volume, finds place here. So the quiet shadowed story of the last Stuart prince is the story of the passing of a dynasty; a Gotterdammerung through whose lightning-torn clouds echo clash of battle and long-drawn notes of doom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
The United States Catalog
Author: The Last of the Royal Stuarts
Author: Herbert Millingchamp VaughanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cardinals
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
"Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York (6 March 1725? 13 July 1807) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal, as well as the fourth and final Jacobite heir to claim the thrones of England, Scotland, France and Ireland publicly. Unlike his father, James Francis Edward Stuart, and brother, Charles Edward Stuart, Henry made no effort to seize the throne. After Charles's death in January 1788 the Papacy did not recognise Henry as the lawful ruler of England, Scotland and Ireland, but referred to him as the Cardinal Duke of York.[2] He spent his life in the Papal States and had a long career in the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, rising to become the Dean of the College of Cardinals and Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri. At the time of his death he was (and still is) one of the longest serving Cardinals in the Church's history."--Wikipedia.
Henry Stuart
Author: Andrew LangPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020351426
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Henry Stuart (1725-1807) was a remarkable figure in British history, the last Catholic claimant to the throne, and a key figure in the Jacobite movement. This book provides a detailed and nuanced biography of his life, tracing his political and religious affiliations amidst the turbulent times of the eighteenth century. The authors draw from a vast array of primary sources, including letters, diaries, and contemporary accounts, to provide a vivid and engaging portrait of this complex character. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Henry Stuart
Author: The Publishers Weekly
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
Book Description
The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
Author: The Academy
Author: T.P.'s Weekly
Author: Thomas Power O'ConnorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 944
Book Description