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The life and times of George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, Volume 2 (of 3) / From original and authentic sources

Chapter 1: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEORGE VILLIERS DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.
By Mrs. A. T. Thomson
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The volume follows the duke’s prominent involvement in the heir’s embassy to Spain, describing the prince’s encounters with the celebrated Infanta, efforts to obtain a papal dispensation, and the practical, financial, and naval obstacles to bringing them home. It traces court reactions at home—rivalries among ministers and ambassadors, popular hostility to the Spanish match, and religious disputes—alongside personal episodes such as the duchess’s illness, a brother’s madness, and lavish entertainments and quarrels abroad. The narrative concludes with the hazardous return voyage, the prince’s reception in England, and the lingering political tensions generated by the failed alliance.

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Title: The life and times of George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, Volume 2 (of 3)

Author: Mrs. A. T. Thomson

Release date: March 6, 2017 [eBook #54287]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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THE LIFE AND TIMES
OF
GEORGE VILLIERS
DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM.

FROM ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC SOURCES.
BY MRS. THOMSON,
AUTHOR OF
“MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF HENRY THE EIGHTH,”
“LIFE OF SIR WALTER RALEGH,”
“MEMOIRS OF SARAH, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH,”
&c., &c.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS,
SUCCESSORS TO HENRY COLBURN,
13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
1860.
The right of Translation is reserved.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY R. BORN, GLOUCESTER STREET,
REGENT’S PARK.