Description
| Product ID: | 9780099554394 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Devonshires |
| Subtitle: | The Story of a Family and a Nation |
| Authors: | Author: Roy Hattersley |
| Page Count: | 496 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, Family history, tracing ancestors, Family history, tracing ancestors, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-05-08 |
