Download or read book M moirs of the Count de Grammont written by Anthony Hamilton (Count) and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bibliotheca Lindesiana written by James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Affair of the Poisons written by Anne Somerset and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Affair of the Poisons, as it became known, was an extraordinary episode that took place in France during the reign of Louis XIV. When poisoning and black magic became widespread, arrests followed. Suspects included those among the highest ranks of society. Many were tortured and numerous executions resulted. The 1676 torture and execution of the Marquise de Brinvilliers marked the start of the scandal which rocked the foundations of French society and sent shock waves through all of Europe. Convicted of conspiring with her adulterous lover to poison her father and brothers in order to secure the family fortune, the marquise was the first member of the noble class to fall. In the French court of the period, where sexual affairs were numerous, ladies were not shy of seeking help from the murkier elements of the Parisian underworld, and fortune-tellers supplemented their dubious trade by selling poison. It was not long before the authorities were led to believe that Louis XIV himself was at risk. With the police chief of Paris police alerted, every hint of danger was investigated. Rumors abounded and it was not long before the King ordered the setting up of a special commission to investigate the poisonings and bring offenders to justice. No one, the King decreed, no matter how grand, would be spared having to account for their conduct. The royal court was soon thrown into disarray. The Mistress of the Robes and a distinguished general were among the early suspects. But they paled into insignificance when the King's mistress was incriminated. If, as was said, she had engaged in vile Satanic rituals and had sought to poison a rival for the King's affections, what was Louis XIV to do? Anne Somerset has gone back to original sources, letters and earlier accounts of the affair. By the end of her account, she reaches firm conclusions on various crucial matters. The Affair of the Poisons is an enthralling account of a sometimes bizarre period in French history.

Download or read book Hereditary Genius written by Francis Galton and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Download or read book Horace Walpole written by Herbert H. Raphael and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica written by and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The World wide Encyclopedia and Gazetteer written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Queen of Versailles written by Mark Bryant and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the life and court career of Madame de Maintenon. A study in queenship, it reveals how the dynamics of power and gender operated within the realms of early modern high politics, church-state affairs and international relations while providing unique insights into the Sun King and his court.

Download or read book Universal Historical Dictionary written by George Crabb and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts Forming the Library of Frederic David Mocatta written by Frederic David Mocatta and published by London : Harrison. This book was released on 1904 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library 1911 1971 written by New York Public Library. Research Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington written by Richard Robert Madden and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book the literary life and correspondence of the countless of blessington written by r.r. madden, m.r.i.a. and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Library of John Montgomerie Colonial Governor of New York and New Jersey written by Kevin J. Hayes and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The group included men who would influence the two colonies for the next several decades. Though Montgomerie spent only a short time in New York and had little impact on either New York or New Jersey history, his books exerted a lasting influence on the thought of colonial New York's political and intellectual elite."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book The Private Life of James II written by Justine Ruth Brown and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate look at James II and VII, exploring his romantic escapades, tumultuous life, and the personal struggles that shaped his controversial reign. The personal side of James II and VII has long been obscured by the propaganda storm emanating from the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688, one of the great founding myths of modern Britain. Justine Brown unveils James the man, teasing out a fresh dimension. The Private Life of James II details the romantic adventures of a true Cavalier—handsome, courageous, loyal, pleasure-seeking, lusty, determined and soulful. The Stuart “spare” briefly experienced a golden childhood before, aged nine, he was flung headlong into the English Civil Wars of 1642-1649. After escaping England in disguise, he endured the execution of his adored father, Charles I, and years of exile on the Continent. In 1660 the Duke of York returned to his native land in triumph. He rode into the capital at the right hand of his brother, Charles II. James fully embraced the role of Restoration rake, headed up the Royal Navy, fought the Fire of London with gusto, and was a great patron of theater, painting, and music. “The darling of the people” until his dramatic conversion to Roman Catholicism transformed him into England’s scapegoat, the heir to the Crown had a turbulent road ahead. Come to understand what truly drove James, and learn about his complex relationships with his children, his two remarkable wives, Anne Hyde and Mary of Modena; his many mistresses, as well as the extraordinary friends and rivals who helped shape the fate of this consequential Stuart monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Download or read book The Works of Maria Edgeworth Part II written by Marilyn Butler and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 1816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents scholars, students and general readers with the major fiction for adults, much of the best of juvenile fiction, and a selection of the educational and occasional writings of Maria Edgeworth.

Download or read book The Works of Maria Edgeworth Part II Vol 12 written by Marilyn Butler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents scholars, students and general readers with the major fiction for adults, much of the best of juvenile fiction, and a selection of the educational and occasional writings of Maria Edgeworth. MARIA EDGEWORTH was born in 1768. Her first novel, Castle Rackrent (1800) was also her first Irish tale. The next such tale was Ennui (1809), after which came The Absentee, which began life as an unstaged play and was then published (in prose) in Tales of Fashionable Life (1812), as were several of her other stories. They were followed in 1817 by the last of her Irish tales, Ormond. Maria Edgeworth died in 1849. Edited with an introduction and notes by Marilyn Butler.