1st Edition

Buckingham The Life and Political Career of George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham 1592-1628

By Roger Lockyer Copyright 1981
542 Pages
by Routledge

542 Pages
by Routledge

542 Pages
by Routledge

Recounts the life of the first Duke of Buckingham, describes his relationships with James I and Charles I, and examines his role in English politics.

One: The Apprentice Years; One: 1592–1616: 'The Gracing of young Villiers'; Two: 1616–18: 'Marks of Extraordinary Affection'; Three: 1618–20: 'Happy Entrance' and 'Constant Reformation'; Four: 1621–22: 'The only Author of all Grievances and Oppressions'; Five: 1623: 'We shall go for the daughter of Spain'; Six: 1624: 'St George on Horseback'; Two: Buckingham in Power; Seven: 1625: 'Your Glorious Match with France'; Eight: 1626: 'The Chief Cause of these Evils and Mischiefs'; Nine: 1627: 'An ambition to serve faithfully both my King and country'; Ten: 1628: 'The Duke shall die'; Eleven: Epilogue

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Roger Lockyer