Author: Borthwick Institute of Historical ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : York (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Borthwick Institute Bulletin
Author: Borthwick Institute of Historical ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : York (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville, 1810-1845
Author: Countess Harriet Granville GranvillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Servilia and her Family
Author: Susan TreggiariPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019256465X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Servilia is often cited as one of the most influential women of the late Roman Republic. Though she was a high-born patrician, her grandfather died disgraced and her controversial father was killed before he could stand for the consulship; she herself married twice, but both husbands were mediocre. Nevertheless, her position in the ruling class still afforded her significant social and political power, and it is likely that she masterminded the distinguished marriages of her one son, Brutus, and her three daughters. During her second marriage she began an affair with Iulius Caesar, which probably lasted for the rest of his life and is further indicative of the force of her charm and her exceptional intelligence. The patchiness of the sources means that a full biography is impossible, though in suggesting connections between the available evidence and the speculative possibilities open to women of Servilia's status this volume aims to offer an insightful reconstruction of her life and position both as a member of the senatorial nobility and within her extended and nuclear family. The best attested period of Servilia's life, for which the chief source is Cicero's letters, follows the murder of Caesar by her son and her son-in-law, Cassius, who were leaders among the crowd of conspirators in the Senate House on the Ides of March in 44 BC. We find her energetically working to protect the assassins' interests, also defending her grandchildren by the Caesarian Lepidus when he was declared a public enemy and his property threatened with confiscation. Exploring the role she played during these turbulent years of the late Republic reveals much about the ways in which Romans of both sexes exerted influence and sought to control outcomes, as well as about the place of women in high society, allowing us to conclude that Servilia wielded her social and political power effectively, though with discretion and within conventional limits.
Waterloo General
Author: John MorewoodPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473868068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The defeat of Napoleons French army by the combined forces of Wellington and Blcher at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 was a turning point in world history. This was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars, and the outcome had a major influence on the shape of Europe for the next century and beyond. The battle was a milestone, and it cannot be properly understood without a detailed, on-the-ground study of the landscape in which it was fought and that is the purpose of David Butterys new battlefield guide. In vivid detail, using eyewitness accounts and an intimate knowledge of the terrain, he reconstructs Waterloo and he takes the reader and the visitor across the battleground as it is today. He focuses on the pivotal episodes in the fighting the day-long struggle for the chateau at Hougoumont, the massive French infantry assaults, repeated cavalry charges, the fall of La Haye Sainte, the violent clashes in the village of Plancenoit, the repulse of the Imperial Guard and rout of the French army. This thoroughgoing, lucid, easy-to-follow guide will be a fascinating introduction for anyone who seeks to understand what happened on that momentous day, and it will be an essential companion for anyone who explores the battlefield in Belgium.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Cappe-Chancellor
Author: Henry Colin Gray MatthewPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2002.
The Durham University Journal
Author: University of DurhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
“The” Illustrated London News
Author: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Phelps-Poston
Author: Henry Colin Gray MatthewPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2002.
The Two Duchesses
Author: Arthur Calder-MarshallPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Sacred to Female Patriotism
Author: Judith Schneid LewisPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415944120
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.