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Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015008289129
Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243705697
Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1331080800
Excerpt from The Romance of George Villiers First Duke of Buckingham, and Some Men and Women, of the Stuart Court I Suppose that among those who daily pass Villiers Street and Buckingham Street in the Strand, or stop to glance at the grey stone-work in the Embankment Gardens, which was once the river gate to York House, scarcely one in a thousand gives a thought to George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham, whose ghost - if ghosts walk - must surely haunt these streets and this site of old-time splendour. But to those who read history the memory of Buckingham is curiously haunting. The tradition of a personal beauty dazzling to the eyes of his contemporaries still lingers in old letters and old memoirs, and this beauty of the man which was the origin of his astonishing fortune, still has some power, in mere remembrance, to move hearts in his favour, though reason may condemn him. Yet he had many shining qualities beyond his handsome face. In two Courts, where there were many men of splendid presence and high intellect, George Villiers, whose intellect was not so trained and subtle, bore them down by a daring magnificence, and careless arrogance, and brilliant charm of manners. The favours that were lavished on him by two kings he took lightly, and being raised from quite a humble estate (though a gentleman by birth) held his place easily as Lord Paramount over many great noblemen whose rank was theirs by inheritance. He had few friends beyond his Royal masters - though many flatterers - after he had attained the pinnacle of his prodigious fortune, and many hated him with a deadly and dangerous hatred. Yet he was perfectly careless of their enmity, and defied them with a laughing grace or with imperturbable insolence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1294683608
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Author : Philip 1877-1962 Gibbs
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1363888226
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Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : PSU:000059706601
Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024638194
Author : Pauline Gregg
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0520051467
A biography of the British monarch examines his upbringing, personality, and the events that led to his downfall
Author : Folger Shakespeare Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : English literature
ISBN : UOM:39015082908479
Author : Carole Levin,Anna Riehl Bertolet,Jo Eldridge Carney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 903 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781315440705
From the exemplary to the notorious to the obscure, this comprehensive and innovative encyclopedia showcases the worthy women of early modern England. Poets, princesses, or pirates, the women of power and agency found in these pages are indeed worth knowing, and this volume will introduce many female figures to even the most established scholars in early modern studies. Rather than using the conventional alphabetical format of the standard biographical encyclopedia, this volume is divided into categories of women. Since many women will fit in more than one category, each woman is placed in the category that best exemplifies her life, and is cross referenced in other appropriate sections. This structure makes the book an interesting read for seasoned scholars of early modern women, while students need not already be familiar with these subjects in order to benefit from the text. Another unusual feature of this reference work is that each entry begins with some incident from the woman’s life that is particularly exciting or significant. Some entries are very brief while others are extensive. Each includes a source listing. The book is well illustrated and liberally sprinkled with quotations of the time either by or about the women in the text.
Author : New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Library catalogs
ISBN : UOM:39015082912257
Author : Benjamin Woolley
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250125057
An absorbing account of the conspiracy to kill King James I by his handsome lover, the Duke of Buckingham, an historical crime that has remained hidden for 400 years. The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to defy gravity. Becoming gentleman of the royal bedchamber in 1615, the young gallant enraptured James, Britain’s first Stuart king, royal adoration reaching such an intensity that the king declared he wanted the courtier to become his ‘wife’. For a decade, Villiers was at the king’s side – at court, on state occasions, and in bed, right up to James’s death in March 1625. Almost immediately, Villiers’ many enemies accused him of poisoning the king. A parliamentary investigation was launched, and scurrilous pamphlets and ballads circulated London’s streets. But the charges came to nothing, and were relegated to a historical footnote. Now, new research suggests that a deadly combination of hubris and vulnerability did indeed drive Villiers to kill the man who made him. It may have been by accident – the application of a quack remedy while the king was weakened by a malarial attack. But there is compelling evidence that Villiers, overcome by ambition and frustrated by James’s passive approach to government, poisoned him. In The King’s Assassin, acclaimed author Benjamin Woolley examines this remarkable, even tragic story. Combining vivid characterization and a strong narrative with historical scholarship and forensic investigation, Woolley tells the story of King James’s death, and of the captivating figure at its center.
Author : George Villiers Duke of Buckingham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1770
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433076081417
Author : Library of Congress,American Library Association. Committee on Resources of American Libraries. National Union Catalog Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Catalogs, Union
ISBN : UOM:39015082986129
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 2230 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : American literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063357490
Includes Part 1, Books, Group 1, Nos. 1-12 (1940-1943)