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Book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood and the Dukes of Richmond

Download or read book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood and the Dukes of Richmond written by John Kent (horse trainer.) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood

Download or read book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood written by Kent John and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood and the Dukes of Richmond

Download or read book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood and the Dukes of Richmond written by John Kent and published by . This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood

Download or read book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood written by John Kent and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood: And the Dukes of Richmond For some years I have been urged to compile a few reminiscences of Goodwood but, although feeling that it would be a great pleasure to record the many interesting incidents concerning which I might claim to be an authority, my impaired health and advanced age precluded me from undertaking the task until last year, when I felt more equal to the effort. During the period I was upon the Goodwood estate, extending over a great number of years, I had exceptional opportunities for observing much, which few now living can have seen; and as, more over, I possessed many works containing incidents relative to subjects associated with the family and estate, in addition to my personal experience, I was encouraged to comply with the request. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood and the Dukes of Richmond  by John Kent

Download or read book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood and the Dukes of Richmond by John Kent written by John Kent and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood and the Dukes of Richmond      Illustrated

Download or read book Records and Reminiscences of Goodwood and the Dukes of Richmond Illustrated written by John Kent (horse trainer.) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Records of Chichester

Download or read book Records of Chichester written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Glorious Goodwood

Download or read book Glorious Goodwood written by James Peill and published by Constable. This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Delightful' A HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR / BOOK OF THE WEEK, Daily Mail 'Goodwood curator James Peill writes with a wonderfully light touch . . . The Goodwood story is extraordinary and rightly celebrated' Country Life The history of Goodwood, England's greatest sporting estate Goodwood has been the home of English sport for centuries. The story of how a small hunting lodge became the iconic location for the globally-renowned Festival of Speed, Glorious Goodwood and Goodwood Revival events is inextricably intertwined with the tale of the Dukes of Richmond. The Dukes were, variously, patrons of the arts, political influencers, royal confidantes, architectural innovators, horticultural enthusiasts and stewards of the community. Above all, they were passionate about the sports for which Goodwood is best known: horseracing, motor sports, foxhunting, cricket, shooting and golf. Drawing upon the wealth of the Goodwood archives, James Peill vividly captures the character of each Duke, some radical and others staunchly traditional, and the wide-ranging impact they had on the Goodwood of today. The broader context is a sweeping history of England, and one family's part in it. Beginning with Charles II and his mistress Louise de Keroualle, the parents of the first Duke, Glorious Goodwood takes the reader on a journey through time, from the seventeenth century to present day, via the Jacobite Rising, the Battle of Waterloo and the First and Second World Wars. There are cameo appearances from George Stubbs, Canaletto, Alexander, Emperor of Russia, Queen Victoria, Jackie Stewart and Edward VII, who famously hosted Privy Council meetings in the Tapestry Drawing Room during race week. Glorious Goodwood is a vivid and intimate portrait of a house and its inhabitants set against a dazzling, panoramic backdrop of English history. At the heart of this colourful and compelling story is a rich sense of the British heritage Goodwood embodies.

Book Goodwood

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  • Author : Rosemary Baird
  • Publisher : White Lion Publishing
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 264 pages

Download or read book Goodwood written by Rosemary Baird and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The estate of Goodwood is glorious not only for its famous racecourse and motor racing circuit but also for its magnificent art collection. This superbly illustrated book reveals the treasures of Goodwood. Curator Rosemary Baird tells the story of the Dukes of Richmond, from the birth of the 1st Duke (son of Louise de Kéroualle and Charles II), who purchased Goodwood. She describes events such as the Duchess of Richmond's famous ball, from which officers were called to fight in the Battle of Waterloo ('some arrived at the field of battle in silk stockings and dancing shoes') and how, with wealth largely derived from a tax on coal leaving Newcastle, the Richmond family developed Goodwood and acquired works of art to adorn it. In particular the book focuses on the great 18th-century collections of the 2nd and 3rd Dukes. The 2nd Duke was a leading exponent of the Palladian movement, building Richmond House on the banks of the Thames at Whitehall as well as an extension to Goodwood. He commissioned from Canaletto two views of the Thames, which were painted from Richmond House. The 3rd Duke patronized some of the greatest painters and architects of the day – at the age of 24 he gave the unknown George Stubbs his first commission – and collected French furniture, tapestries and porcelain.

Book The Goodwood Estate Archives

Download or read book The Goodwood Estate Archives written by Francis W. Steer and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Royal Engineers Journal

Download or read book The Royal Engineers Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Menagerie

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  • Author : Caroline Grigson
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2016-01-28
  • ISBN : 0191024112
  • Pages : 400 pages

Download or read book Menagerie written by Caroline Grigson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo — a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and — on occasion — the downright bizarre. From Henry III's elephant at the Tower, to George IV's love affair with Britain's first giraffe and Lady Castlereagh's recalcitrant ostriches, Caroline Grigson's tour through the centuries amounts to the first detailed history of exotic animals in Britain. On the way we encounter a host of fascinating and outlandish creatures, including the first peacocks and popinjays, Thomas More's monkey, James I's cassowaries in St James's Park, and Lord Clive's zebra — which refused to mate with a donkey, until the donkey was painted with stripes. But this is not just the story of the animals themselves. It also the story of all those who came into contact with them: the people who owned them, the merchants who bought and sold them, the seamen who carried them to our shores, the naturalists who wrote about them, the artists who painted them, the itinerant showmen who worked with them, the collectors who collected them. And last but not least, it is about all those who simply came to see and wonder at them, from kings, queens, and nobles to ordinary men, women, and children, often impelled by no more than simple curiosity and a craving for novelty.

Book The Speaker

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1897
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 742 pages

Download or read book The Speaker written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Goodwood s Oak

Download or read book Goodwood s Oak written by Max Meredith Reese and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Six Centuries of Foxhunting

Download or read book Six Centuries of Foxhunting written by M. L. Biscotti and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hunting literature had its beginnings as early as the fourteenth century, when nobles hunted stag, bear, fox, and other game on horseback. As foxhunting grew in popularity, literary works that covered the sport flourished, as well. In Six Centuries of Foxhunting: An Annotated Bibliography, M. L. Biscotti has compiled all books produced in Great Britain and the United States that pertain to, or mention, foxhunting with hounds. Arranged alphabetically by author, more than 2000 titles are included. Each entry features details such as place and year of publication, publisher, book size, page count, illustrations, and binding. Nearly every title is also annotated with a description of the book’s contents, and biographical sketches are provided for the most notable authors. Narratives, histories, illustrated works, verse, fiction, and even anti-hunting literature all have their place in this volume. Six Centuries of Foxhunting also features more than thirty images of book covers and foxhunting illustrations. With appendixes that contain author, title, and illustrator time lines, and separate author and title indexes, this comprehensive bibliography is a valuable resource for researchers, book dealers and collectors, and foxhunters.

Book The Yellow Book

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1896
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 374 pages

Download or read book The Yellow Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue

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  • Author : New South Wales Free Public Library, Sydney
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1902
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1142 pages

Download or read book Catalogue written by New South Wales Free Public Library, Sydney and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: