Alltyrynys and the Cecils. [Offprint from the English Historical Review, January 1960]

A. L. ROWSE

Verlag: [London]: [Longmans], 1960

Beschreibung

Wrappers. Spine slightly rubbed, covers slightly faded, staples rusty. Inscribed by the author to Lord David Cecil, "Happy New Year! I hope this may amuse you. AL". The Cecil family wanted Rowse to write their history, he said, "and at one time I thought of doing it. I got as far as writing a research article about their origins, 'Altyrinnis [sic] and the Cecils', in the English Historical Review. This was to correct the view held in the 16th century that they were a nouveau family of upstarts. Even David's eldest sister, Lady Harlech, would say in grand aristocratic fashion, 'I thought we were descended from a pork-butcher at Stamford.' In fact they were descended from an ancient family of small Welsh gentry, who came out of Wales and made their fortune with the Tudors.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers DC100231

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Alltyrynys and the Cecils. [Offprint from ...

Verlag: [London]: [Longmans]

Erscheinungsdatum: 1960

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)