Great Britain - Court and courtiers - Early works to 1800
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Paul Hentzner's travels in England , during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, translated by Horace, late Earl of Orford, and first printed by him at Strawberry Hill: to which is now added, Sir Robert Naunton's Fragmenta regalia; Or, Observations on Queen Elizabeth's Times and Favourites; with portraits and views.
Hentzner, Paul, 1558-1623.Date: 1797- E-books
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The unfortunate court-favourites of England , exemplied in some remarks upon the lives, actions, and fatal fall of divers great men, who have been Favourites to several English Kings and Queens; namely, I. Fierce Gaveston Earl of Cornwall. II. Hugh Spencer, Earl of Winchester. III. Hugh Spencer the Son, Earl of Glocester. IV. Roger Mortimer, Earl of March. V. Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. VI. Thomas Woolsey, Cardinal of York. Vii. Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. Viii. Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. IX. George Villars, Duke of Buckingham. X. Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. with the picture of every monarch and favourite. By R. B.
Crouch, Nathaniel, 1632?-1725?.Date: 1706- E-books
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The unfortunate court-favourites of England Exemplified in some remarks upon the lives, actions, and fatal fall of divers great men, who have been favourites to several English kings and queens; namely, I. Pierce Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall. II. Hugh Spencer, Earl of Winchester. III. Hugh Spencer the son, Earl of Glocester. IV. Roger Mortimer, Earl of March. V. Henry Stafford, Duke of Bucks. VI. Thomas Woolsey, Cardinal of York. VII. Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. VIII. Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. IX. George Villars, Duke of Buckingham. X. Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford. With the picture of each monarch and favourite. By Robert Burton.
Crouch, Nathaniel, 1632?-1725?.Date: 1729- E-books
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The new way of selling places at Court. In a letter from a small courtier to a great stock-jobber
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.Date: 1712- E-books
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To the fair ladies of Great Britain , old, or young.
Sir John Dineley-Goodere, 5th BaronetDate: [1799]