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The Devonshires: The Story of a Family and a Nation

By Roy Hattersley

Book information

Publisher
Random House
Year
2013
ISBN
9781448182275, 9780701186241
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (2814899 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-04 11:36:51
History; Nonfiction; HIS015000; HIS018000

Description

William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England. Arbella Stuart, their granddaughter, was a heartbeat away from the throne of England and their grandson, the Lord General of the North, fought to save the crown for Charles I. With the help of previously unpublished material from the Chatsworth archives, The Devonshires reveals how the dynasty made and lost fortunes, fought and fornicated, built great houses, patronised the arts and pioneered the railways, made great scientific discoveries, and, in the end, came to terms with changing times.

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