A History of the Dukes of Bolton, 1600-1815 : Love Loyalty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murden, Sarah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orde-Powlett family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

History Of The Dukes of Bolton 1600-1815

Place of Publication:

Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2021.

Summary:

Discover over two hundred years of fascinating history relating to one of Great Britain's foremost aristocratic dynasties, the (Orde-) Powletts, for several generations the Dukes of Bolton. The family motto, Love Loyalty, references their devotion to the monarchy, but it applies equally to their hearts. Willing to risk all in the pursuit of love, this is the previously untold story of the Dukes of Bolton and their ancestors.

Contents:

Cover

Book title

Copyright

Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Monarchs of the Tudor, Stuart and Hanoverian Era

Notes

Chapter One A Sudden Death in Grosvenor Square

Chapter Two The Earl, his Cook and their Castles

Chapter Three A Nest of Idolatry

Chapter Four The Court-in-Exile

Chapter Five Restoration

Chapter Six The Great Riddle of the Age

Plate section

Chapter Seven Glorious Revolution

Chapter Eight A Great Booby

Chapter Nine The Polly Peerage

Chapter Ten His Brother's Heir

Chapter Eleven The Duke and his Housekeeper

Chapter Twelve The Last Duke of Bolton

Chapter Thirteen Baron Bolton

Bibliography

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4738-6352-X

1-4738-6353-8

1-4738-6351-1

OCLC:

1314623504