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1 online resource |
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Irish historical monographs ; 23 |
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Irish historical monographs series ; 23.
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| Contents |
Intro -- THE JACOBITE DUCHESS -- Irish Historical Monograph Series -- THE JACOBITE DUCHESS -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Notes on the text -- Introduction -- 1 'The malicious little gipsy': Early life, c.1649-65 -- 2 'Hambleton is now going into France': Marriage, motherhood and migration, 1666-76 -- 3 'Ruined beyond redemption'?: Widowhood, remarriage and returning, 1676-86 -- 4 'That caballing humour': A political woman, 1687-90 -- 5 'Every one's eye is watching': Treason, forfeiture and exile 1691-99 |
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6 'Always a plane dealor': Changing fortunes and life in the Low Countries, 1700-08 -- 7 'A duchess-nun'?: Family, faith and finance in old age, 1708-30 -- 8 'Albion's fairest plant': Death and legacy, 1731 -- Appendix A: Duchess of Tyrconnell's family tree -- Appendix B: Books in the possession of the duchess of Tyrconnell in Dublin, transported from her apartment in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye -- Appendix C: David Nairne's 'Cyffer w[i]th the D[uche]sse of Tyrconnel, 5th August 1702' (Bodl. Ms Carte 210, f. 5) -- Bibliography -- Irish Historical Monographs previous volumes |
| Summary |
The fascinating life of Frances Jennings, elder sister of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, charting her marriages and changes of fortune, her exile and return, her ambition, political manoeuvring and sincere piety |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 01, 2021) |
| Subject |
Tyrconnell, Frances Talbot, Countess of, approximately 1649-1732.
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Countesses -- Ireland -- Biography
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Gentry -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Jacobites -- Biography
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Ireland.
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Countesses
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Gentry
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Jacobites
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Politics and government
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Ireland -- Politics and government -- 17th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068036
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Ireland -- Politics and government -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068037
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Great Britain
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Ireland
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781800102033 |
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1800102038 |
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1800102046 |
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9781800102040 |
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