The King of Hearts : Charles Talbot, duke of Shrewsbury.[King of Hearts; Boyhood; In search of an Heiress; Starting in life; Conspiracy; Revolution; A young secretary; Resignation; Out of office; Jacobite correspondence; Return of Whig Ministry; Secretary of State for North; Principal secretary again; Menace from France; Crisis - Fenwick's accusation; Bill of Attainder; split in ministry; Retirement in country; Partition Treaty; break-up of Whig ministry; White staff; Flight from politics; PRoblem of Ireland; Travels abroad; Sojourn in Rome; Return from Italy; New Beginnings; Building; Dissention in Triumvirate; Changing patterns - Return to office; new ministry; Negotiations for Peace; Lord Chamberlain & his wife; Ambassador to France]

Somerville, Dorothy Hunter. [subject: Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, Duke of, 1660-1718. ]

Verlag: London, Allen & Unwin, 1962, 1962

Beschreibung

1st printing ; 384 p. illus., ports., genealogy tables. 23 cm. ; LCCN: 62-47891 ; LC: DA462.S5; Dewey: 92 ; OCLC: 840513 ; red and black cloth in worn pictorial dustjacket ; Contents : The King of Hearts -- Boyhood -- In search of an Heiress -- Starting in life -- Conspiracy -- The Revolution -- A young secretary -- Resignation -- Out of office -- Jacobite correspondence -- Return of the Whig Ministry -- Secretary of State for the North -- Principal secretary again -- Menace from France -- Crisis - Fenwick's accusation -- The Bill of Attainder -- The split in the ministry -- Retirement in the country -- The Partition Treaty -- The break-up of the Whig ministry -- The White staff -- Flight from politics -- The PRoblem of Ireland -- Travels abroad -- Sojourn in Rome -- Return from Italy -- New Beginnings -- Building -- Dissention in the Triumvirate -- Changing patterns - Return to office -- The new ministry -- Negotiations for Peace -- The Lord Chamberlain and his wife -- Ambassador to France -- A divided ministry -- The Irish Lord Lieutenancy -- The death of the Queen -- The Whig revenge -- The last years -- The end ; FINE/G.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The King of Hearts : Charles Talbot, duke of Shrewsbury.[King of Hearts; Boyhood; In search of an Heiress; Starting in life; Conspiracy; Revolution; A young secretary; Resignation; Out of office; Jacobite correspondence; Return of Whig Ministry; Secretary of State for North; Principal secretary again; Menace from France; Crisis - Fenwick's accusation; Bill of Attainder; split in ministry; Retirement in country; Partition Treaty; break-up of Whig ministry; White staff; Flight from politics; ...
• Verlag: London, Allen & Unwin, 1962
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1962
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1. Auflage
• Zustand: Fine
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good
• Buchtyp: Book