Affair of State
Affair of State

Author: Henry Vane

Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13:

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Readers are given a fascinating insight into the last years of a social and political world that was shortly to fall into complete eclipse, within this first full-length biography of two of the age's most significant figures."--Jacket.

A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX
A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX

Author: Thomas Westcote

Publisher:

Published: 1845

Total Pages: 676

ISBN-13:

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Comprising 2 works, "A view of Devonshire" and "The pedigrees of most of our Devonshire families", from an unpublished manuscript.

The Devonshires
The Devonshires

Author: Roy Hattersley

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-05-09

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 1448182271

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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and their grandson, the Lord General of the North, fought to save the crown for Charles I. With the help of previously unpublished material from the Chatsworth archives, The Devonshires reveals how the dynasty made and lost fortunes, fought and fornicated, built great houses, patronised the arts and pioneered the railways, made great scientific discoveries, and, in the end, came to terms with changing times.

The Garden History of Devon
The Garden History of Devon

Author: Todd Gray

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780859894531

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The Garden History of Devon is a reference guide to historical sources for over 200 Devon gardens. It also provides an introduction for would-be garden historians on how to conduct garden research. The book is the result of an exploration of the archival resources of Devon's garden history; the objective being to provide signposts to research material for those interested in the development of Devon's gardens. The entries, arranged alphabetically, begin with a brief section describing each garden's history, amplified by quotations from contemporary travellers and diarists; following the descriptive sections are listings of documents, printed sources and illustrations relating to each garden. The greater part of this material is unknown to garden historians.