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Genre/Form: | History Biographies Biography |
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Named Person: | Mary, Queen of England; James, King of England; Anne, Queen of Great Britain; Anne, Queen of Great Britain; James, King of England; Mary, Queen of England |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Maureen Waller |
ISBN: | 0340794615 9780340794616 |
OCLC Number: | 50478883 |
Description: | xxiv, 454 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Part One: The family -- Queen Mary Beatrice -- Princess Anne of Denmark -- Princess Mary of Orange -- King James II -- Prince William of Orange -- Part Two: The Revolution -- The birth of James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales -- Betrayal -- Flight -- The takeover -- Part Three: Consequences -- The quarrel -- An untimely death -- The succession -- Broken promises. |
Responsibility: | Maureen Waller. |
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"0 Praise for 1700: 'Thoroughly entertaining...a perfect book for dipping into, full of fascinating facts and anecdotes' - Mail on Sunday 0 'A traditional, well-documented social history, pungent, entertaining and informative' - The Sunday Times 0 'Impressive learning, lightly worn, gives Waller's portrait a wonderfully vivid feel' - Scotsman 0 'One realises, when reading this book, that one is reading nothing less than an account of the birth pangs of the modern age' - New Statesman 0 'Just the sort of book that gives history a good name... utterly engaging' - Amazon.co.uk 0 'Waller brings to life the stinking, teeming, intoxicating city that was London at the start of the 18th Century' - Mail on Sunday 0 'Vastly entertaining.. she dramatises to great effect' - The Times 0 'Whether talking about servants or sickness, banks or brothels, Maureen Waller has a good eye for out-of-the-way detail... also a good ear for the telling quotation' - Evening Standard Read more...
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