George Villiers, First Duke of Buckingham: The Stanhope Essay for 1882 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Shaw, William Hudson

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ISBN 10 : 1334731772 ISBN 13 : 9781334731778

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Carr, Earl of Somerset, he might, by means of his attractive person and courtier ways, win the goodwill of his sovereign. Villiers first came under the notice of King James at A pthorpe, and seems to have created a favourable impression at once. Soon afterwards he appeared at Court, but whether by invitation of the king, or in the hope of obtaining support in his suit for the hand of Sir Roger Aston sdaughter, to whom he had become attached, is uncertain. If the latter was his object he was soon induced, by the friendly advice of Sir John Graham1, acting probably under instructions from the king, to free himself from this entanglement in order not to prejudice his prospects as a courtier. At this time the Earl of Somerset was at the height of his career. He had, however, many enemies, and a strong opposition had lately been formed against him. Great noblemen like the Earls of Pembroke and Worcester, whose influence as Privy Councillors had, since the rise of Somerset, been entirely destroyed, and rigid Puritans of the type of Archbishop A bbot, who were irritated by the alliance between Somerset and the Roman Catholic family of the Howards, as well as by the peaceful relations with Spain, which the King and the Earl were endeavouring to promote, were ready to combine in any attempt to deprive the favourite of his place in the King sregard. In young Villiers, with his personal advantages and good-natured frank disposition, the opponents of Somerset thought they might find an ally, by whose means it would be possible to ruin the Earl, and restore the Privy Council to its proper place in the government of the kingdom. Lord Clarendon attributes the sudden rise of Villiers solely to his beauty and graceful figure, but it is quite clear that he owed his first advancement at Court in great part also to the efforts made on his behalf by those who were opposed to the
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1334731772
• ISBN 13: 9781334731778
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 89
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