Cavalier : a tale of chivalry, passion, and great houses / Lucy Worsley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worsley, Lucy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676.

Newcastle, William Cavendish.

Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676--Homes and haunts.

Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.

Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish.

Generals--Great Britain--Biography.

Generals.

Great Britain.

Royalists--Great Britain--Biography.

Royalists.

Great Britain--Court and courtiers--Biography.

Courts and courtiers.

Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685.

History.

Great Britain--History--Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.

Great Britain--History--Charles I, 1625-1649.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xix, 332 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury, 2007.

Contents:

Family Trees x

1 A Deathbed: Welbeck Abbey, 27th March, 1617 1

2 A Building Site: Bolsover Castle, 12th June, 1613 25

3 In a Closet: Welbeck Abbey, 9th July, 1625 55

4 A Masque: Bolsover Castle, 30th July, 1634 79

5 A Royal Palace: The Palace of Richmond, a Day in July, 1638 119

6 A Battle: The King's Manor, York, 2nd July, 1644 149

7 A Household Divided: The house of Rubens, Antwerp, 15th November, 1659 169

8 A Bedchamber Conversation: Newcastle House, London, 11th May, 1667 199

9 A Conspiracy: Welbeck Abbey, 30th October-2nd November, 1670 227

10 A Second Deathbed: Welbeck Abbey, 25th December, 1676 255

Afterword: William Cavendish's Legacy 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1596913584

9781596913585

OCLC:

156821869