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John of Gaunt
John of Gaunt (1340 -99), Duke of Lancaster and pretender to the throne of Castile, was son to Edward III, uncle to the ill-starred Richard III and father to Henry IV and the Lancastrian line. The richest and most powerful subject in England, a key actor on the international stage, patron of Wycliffe and Chaucer, he was deeply involved in the Peasant's revolt and the Hundred Years War. He is also one of the most hated men of his time. This splendid study, the first since 1904, vividly portrays the political life of the age, with the controversial figure of Gaunt at the heart of it.
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The Yorkists : the history of a dynasty
'Now tis the winter of our discontent'...made glorious summer by this fine study of the Yorkist Dynasty.
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Camilla : from outcast to Queen Consort
\"For many years, Camilla was portrayed in a poor light, blamed by the public for the break-up of the marriage between Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Initially, Queen Elizabeth refused to see or speak to her, but, since the death of Prince Philip, Camilla had become one of the Queen's closest companions. Her confidence in Camilla and the transformation she had seen in Prince Charles since their wedding resulted in her choosing the first day of her Platinum Jubilee year to tell the world that she wanted Camilla to be Queen Consort, not the demeaning Princess Consort suggested in 2005.\"--Amazon.
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Cultural politics in fifteenth-century England : the case of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
This volume is an analysis of the development of cultural politics in Lancastrian England. It focusses on Duke Humphrey of Gloucester, brother of Henry V and Protector of England during Henry VI's minority. Humphrey's intellectual activity conformed itself to the Duke's own position in the kingdom: the book explores Humphrey's commission of biographies, translations of Latin texts, political pamphlets and poems, as well as his collection of manuscripts acquired both in England and from Italian humanists. Particular attention is dedicated to Humphrey's donations to the University of Oxford and to his relations with English poets and translators, such as John Lydgate and Thomas Hoccleve, highlighting his contribution towards the making of the nation's cultural autonomy.
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Titled Americans : a list of American ladies who have married foreigners of rank : annually revised : illustrated with armorial bearings
\"The real story behind Downton Abbey ... Titled Americans is the 1890 book that, at the height of the Gilded Age, would have been used by noble British and wealthy American families to arrange a transatlantic marriage. Including famous names like Roosevelt, Churchill, Jerome, Polk and the British Royal Family, this book is an authentic glimpse of a glamorous age when romance and the power of wealth and title vied for supremacy.\"--Back cover.
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Defiance : the extraordinary life of Lady Anne Barnard
\"Born in Scotland in 1772, Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society. She wrote one of the most popular ballads of her day, captivated Sir Walter Scott with her poetry, rubbed shoulders with the Prince of Wales, and dazzled Samuel Johnson with her repartee. Lady Anne's charisma and talent were undeniable; she was well known as both a beauty and a wit. However, she was also seen as an eccentric--an artist defined by her defiance of convention ... Stephen Taylor draws on Lady Anne's private papers, including six volumes of her never-before-published memoirs, to construct a ... biography of her remarkable life\"--Amazon.com.
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