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The shadow of the White Rose [electronic resource] : Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, 1526-1556 / James D. Taylor, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, James D., 1958-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nobility--England--Biography.
- Nobility.
- Great Britain--History--Mary I, 1553-1558--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Edward VI, 1547-1553--Biography.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1485-1603.
- Devonshire, Edward Courtenay, Earl of, 1526-1556.
- Devonshire, Edward Courtenay.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (244 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Algora Pub., 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The last of the Plantagenets, Courtenay spent half of his life in the Tower of London. Released by Mary Tudor, he might have married her. Instead, he ended his days wandering the Continent. His literary remains leave important gaps but show he was no "bum
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Edward Courtenay's Ancestry; Chapter 2. 1526-July 1553. King Henry VIII and Edward VI; Chapter 3. July 1553 - February 1554. Queen Jane, Mary and Wyatt's Rebellion; Chapter 4. February 1554 - April 1555. Bloody Mary; Chapter 5. April 1555 to September 1556. Freedom and Suspicion; Chapter 6. Epilogue for Edward Courtenay; Chapter 7. The Lane Letters; Chapter 8. Furthermore; Other Works Relating to Edward Courtenay; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-39571-4
- 9786611395711
- 0-87586-475-9
- 0-87586-474-0
- OCLC:
- 185536897
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