| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Courtier, Scholar, and Man of the Sword: Lord Herbert of Cherbury and his World -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Genealogical Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Note on the Text -- Introduction -- GREAT EXPECTATIONS -- 1: A Promising Youth -- 2: Chafing at the Bit -- COURTLY ADVENTURES -- 3: French Leave -- 4: Courtier and Swordsman -- 5: Citizen of the World -- DIPLOMATIC INTERVENTIONS -- 6: Changing Times -- 7: My Lord, the Ambassador -- 8: The Fickleness of Princes -- INTELLECTUAL OCCUPATIONS -- 9: Intellectual Ambitions and Interests -- 10: Philosopher and Theologian -- 11: Royal Historian -- 12: Musician and Poet -- COURT AND COUNTRY -- 13: Noble Preoccupations -- 14: 'Treacherous Herbert' or Man of Honour? -- Epilogue: Herbert's Legacy -- Bibliography -- Printed Editions of Herbert's Works -- Selected Manuscripts of Herbert's Published Works -- Other Manuscripts -- Printed Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Theses and Dissertations -- Index |
| Summary |
Lord Herbert of Cherbury was a flamboyant Stuart courtier, soldier, and diplomat, known for his duelling and extravagance but also for his great intellect. His life and writings offer a unique window into the aristocratic world and culture of the early seventeenth century and the outbreak and impact of the Thirty Years War and British Civil Wars |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 5, 2022) |
| Subject |
Herbert of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, Baron, 1583-1648.
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| SUBJECT |
Herbert of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, Baron, 1583-1648 fast |
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Courts and courtiers
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Manners and customs
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Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
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Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056789
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056950
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Europe -- History -- 1517-1648. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045697
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Europe
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Great Britain
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192662965 |
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0192662961 |
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9780191939631 |
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0191939633 |
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