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Author Taylor, James D., 1958-

Title The shadow of the White Rose : Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, 1526-1556 / James D. Taylor, Jr
Published New York : Algora, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Edward Courtenay's Ancestry -- Renaud Sire de Courtenay -- Renaud de Courtenay -- Robert de Courtenay -- John de Courtenay -- Hugh de Courtenay -- Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon -- Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon -- Edward Courtenay -- Hugh of Haccombe -- Hugh of Boconnock -- Edward, Earl of Devon -- William Courtenay, Earl of Devon -- Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter -- ch. 2 1526-July 1553. King Henry VIII and Edward VI -- ch. 3 July 1553 -- February 1554. Queen Jane, Mary and Wyatt's Rebellion -- ch. 4 February 1554 -- April 1555. Bloody Mary -- ch. 5 April 1555 to September 1556. Freedom and Suspicion -- ch. 6 Epilogue for Edward Courtenay -- ch. 7 Lane Letters -- Letter 19 -- Letter 20 -- Letter 21 -- Letter 22 -- Letter 27 -- Lady Laurana's Story -- Letter 27-2 -- Letter 28 -- Letter 29 -- Letter 30 -- Letter 32 -- ch. 8 Furthermore -- Missing Letters -- Wyatt's Rebellion -- Illness or Poison
Summary The last of the Plantagenets, Courtenay spent half of his life in the Tower of London. Released by Mary Tudor, he might have married her. Instead, he ended his days wandering the Continent. His literary remains leave important gaps but show he was no "bum
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index
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Subject Devonshire, Edward Courtenay, Earl of, 1526-1556.
SUBJECT Devonshire, Edward Courtenay, Earl of, 1526-1556 fast
Subject Nobility -- England -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
HISTORY.
Nobility
Politics and government
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558 -- Biography
Great Britain -- History -- Edward VI, 1547-1553 -- Biography
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1603. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056883
Subject England
Great Britain
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2006005330
ISBN 9780875864747
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9780875864730
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