Court Lady and Country Wife: Royal Privilege And Civil War. Two Noble Sisters in Seventeenth-Centurn England by L.R. Betcherman
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Court Lady and Country Wife
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"Court Lady and Country Wife is a fascinating and substantial read, rich with historical and political detail, complex and sharply drawn characters, and more plot twists and turns than could be contained in a novel. " Diane Schoemperlen, author of our lady of the lost and found.
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About L.R. Betcherman
Lita-Rose Betcherman received a doctorate in Tudor and Stuart history from the University of Toronto and was the Women's Bureau Director for the province of Ontario. The author of three books on Canadian history, she lives in Toronto.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments. Note on Names. Prologue. Part 1 Money and Marriage. 1. Two Pretty Sisters. 2. Dorothy's Choice. 3. Lucy's Choice. 4. Buckingham's Charms. 5. Life in the Country and life at Court. 6. The Queen's Favourite. 7. Court Politics. 8. Death of Carlisele. Part 2 At the King's Command. 9. Dorothy: A Grass Widow. 10. Lucy: A Wealthy Widow. 11. Family Affairs. 12. A Noble and Intelligent Friendship. 13. Strafford's Trial and Execution. 14. Lucy Changes Her Gallant. Part 3 The Fortunes of War. 15. Mourning a Beloved Soldier. 16. Secret Cabals at the House of the Countess of Carlisle. 17. 'I would Rather Serve the Prince Than Live'. Part 4 A New Order. 18. In the Tower. 19. A Disfunctional Family. 20. 'The Old Lady Carlisle Is Dead'. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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GOR002608377
9780470015407
0470015403
Court Lady and Country Wife: Royal Privilege And Civil War. Two Noble Sisters in Seventeenth-Centurn England by L.R. Betcherman
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2005-10-14
422
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