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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House Uk Ltd
Publication date
May 9, 2013
Pages
477
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780701186241
ISBN-10
0701186240
Dimensions
1.75 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
2 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$45.00
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The story of the Devonshires is the story of Britain
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, Lord General of the North, fought to save the crown for Charles I. Fifty years later, the First Duke of Devonshire conspired to depose James II, and make William of Orange king. For the next two centuries the Devonshires were at the heart of fashionable society and the center of political power. The Fourth Duke became prime minister and Georgiana, wife of the Fifth, scandalized even the Regency. Spencer Compton, the last of the great Devonshires, was three times offered the preimership, and three times refused it. Even the Devonshire servants made history:Â Joseph Paxton was their gardner and Thomas Hobbes was the family tutor. With the help of previously unpublished material from the Chatsworth archives, this history reveals how the dynasty made and lost fortunes, fought and fornicated, built great houses, patronized the arts and pioneered the railways, made great scientific discoveries, and, in the end, came to terms with changing times. It is popular history at its very best.
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, Lord General of the North, fought to save the crown for Charles I. Fifty years later, the First Duke of Devonshire conspired to depose James II, and make William of Orange king. For the next two centuries the Devonshires were at the heart of fashionable society and the center of political power. The Fourth Duke became prime minister and Georgiana, wife of the Fifth, scandalized even the Regency. Spencer Compton, the last of the great Devonshires, was three times offered the preimership, and three times refused it. Even the Devonshire servants made history:Â Joseph Paxton was their gardner and Thomas Hobbes was the family tutor. With the help of previously unpublished material from the Chatsworth archives, this history reveals how the dynasty made and lost fortunes, fought and fornicated, built great houses, patronized the arts and pioneered the railways, made great scientific discoveries, and, in the end, came to terms with changing times. It is popular history at its very best.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Random House Uk Ltd (May 9, 2013)
9780701186241 | details & prices | 477 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.75 in. | 2.00 lbs | List price $45.00
About: The story of the Devonshires is the story of BritainWilliam Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII.
About: The story of the Devonshires is the story of BritainWilliam Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Random House Uk Ltd (August 1, 2014)
9780099554394 | details & prices | 477 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 1.50 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $23.95
About: A history of England through the eyes of one its most famous and powerful families, the DevonshiresThe story of the Cavendish family and the first eight Dukes of Devonshire is the story of England.
About: A history of England through the eyes of one its most famous and powerful families, the DevonshiresThe story of the Cavendish family and the first eight Dukes of Devonshire is the story of England.
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