Beaufort
the duke and his duchess, 1657-1715
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Author
Publication
2001 - Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
65,500 words, Guess
Page Count
262 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebeaufortdukehisd00mccl
- ISBN-100300084110
- ISBN-139780300084115
- LibraryThing2173320
- Library of Congress Control Number00067191
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number45582659
- Better World Books9780300084115
- Open LibraryOL6796137M
Classifications
- DDC941.06
- LCCCT788.B352 M38 2001
- LCCCT788.B352M38 2001
Description
"In the tumultuous decades which followed the English civil war an extraordinary aristocratic couple, Henry and Mary Somerset, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, survived the social upheaval by creating a remarkable political partnership. Together, they worked to restore their family's estates and political power base as well as their home, Badminton House in Gloucestershire. They also sought to tame political and religious passions and to bring order and stability to Restoration society, a goal which was shared by many members of the landed classes. This book uses their story to illuminate the profound cultural changes which took place after 1660. It also brings to life Henry Somerset (1629-1700) and Mary Capel Somerset (1630-1715), two complex and unique individuals."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
'What shall we say to your fine ladies,' wrote Sir Edward Hyde to his colleague and friend Sir Edward Nicholas, when my Lady Beauchamp marries my Lord Worcester's son?
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Genres
- Biography
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