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The General in Winter: The Marlborough-Godolphin Friendship and the Reign of Anne
Frances Harris
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Description for The General in Winter: The Marlborough-Godolphin Friendship and the Reign of Anne
Hardback. A story of love and friendship between Captain-General John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, the prime minister Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, and Marlborough's wife Sarah during the reign of Queen Anne. The book traces their role in the union of England and Scotland, and throws a new light on this formative period of British and European history. Num Pages: 432 pages, ten black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
'The glories of the Age of Anne' -- the union of England and Scotland to form 'this island of Britain', and its establishment as a European and a global power -- were the achievements of two men above all: Queen Anne's captain-general, John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, and her Lord Treasurer, Sidney, first Earl of Godolphin, of whom it was said that each 'was the greatest of his kind that hardly any age has afforded'. Their partnership not only embodied the emerging military-fiscal state; it was also a close and lifelong friendship which fully encompassed Marlborough's beautiful and ... Read more
'The glories of the Age of Anne' -- the union of England and Scotland to form 'this island of Britain', and its establishment as a European and a global power -- were the achievements of two men above all: Queen Anne's captain-general, John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, and her Lord Treasurer, Sidney, first Earl of Godolphin, of whom it was said that each 'was the greatest of his kind that hardly any age has afforded'. Their partnership not only embodied the emerging military-fiscal state; it was also a close and lifelong friendship which fully encompassed Marlborough's beautiful and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198802440
SKU
V9780198802440
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About Frances Harris
Frances Harris was born and educated in Australia but has lived in London since 1968. She studied at London University between 1968 and 1975, after which she joined the staff of the British Library, as a curator of seventeenth and eighteenth century manuscripts. From 2003 until her retirement in 2010 she was Head of Modern Historical Manuscripts at the British ... Read more
Reviews for The General in Winter: The Marlborough-Godolphin Friendship and the Reign of Anne
[A] deeply researched study of the lives and political careers of two men
Sidney Godolphin, first Earl of Godolphin, and John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough.... Harris's emphasis on the role played by friendship is innovative and enlightening, but it must be noted as well that the book will appeal mainly to specialists of the era.... Recommended.
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Sidney Godolphin, first Earl of Godolphin, and John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough.... Harris's emphasis on the role played by friendship is innovative and enlightening, but it must be noted as well that the book will appeal mainly to specialists of the era.... Recommended.
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