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Synopsis
The story of the Devonshires is the story of Britain
William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England. Arbella Stuart, their granddaughter, was a heartbeat away from the throne of England and their grandson, Lord General of the North, fought to save the crown for Charles I. Fifty years later, the First Duke of Devonshire conspired to depose James II, and make William of Orange king. For the next two centuries the Devonshires were at the heart of fashionable society and the center of political power. The Fourth Duke became prime minister and Georgiana, wife of the Fifth, scandalized even the Regency. Spencer Compton, the last of the great Devonshires, was three times offered the preimership, and three times refused it. Even the Devonshire servants made history: Joseph Paxton was their gardner and Thomas Hobbes was the family tutor. With the help of previously unpublished material from the Chatsworth archives, this history reveals how the dynasty made and lost fortunes, fought and fornicated, built great houses, patronized the arts and pioneered the railways, made great scientific discoveries, and, in the end, came to terms with changing times. It is popular history at its very best.
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Roy Hattersley was elected to Parliament in 1964. He served in Harold Wilson’s government and in Jim Callaghan’s Cabinet. In 1983 he became deputy leader of the Labor Party. As well as contributing to a host of national newspapers, he has written 22 books, including The Edwardians, Borrowed Time, and In Search of England as well as much acclaimed biographies of John Wesley and, most recently, Lloyd George. Roy Hattersley has been Visiting Fellow of Harvard’s Institute of Politics and of Nuffield College, Oxford. In 2003 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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"A vivid read, crowded with characters and colour" -- Lucy Lethbridge Observer "Jostling with the eccentric and engaging characters from a grand family, Hattersley deftly tells a jaunty story about Britishness through the ages" -- Kathryn Hughes Mail on Sunday "A seriously comfortable armchair, a magnificent old duffer of a book that deftly knits together a national story into the fabric of a family drama. It does this with all the warmth and affection for history that mark out a former statesman and a first-class storyteller" -- Ian Kelly The Times "A balanced look at a traditional tale of aristocratic power and prestige" -- Hallie Rubenhold BBC History Magazine "This jaunty magnificent book tells the history of Britain just as much as it does of one family" Daily Express
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- PublisherChatto & Windus
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0701186240
- ISBN 13 9780701186241
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages496
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