The Verneys: A True Story of Love, War, and Madness in Seventeenth-century EnglandJonathan Cape, 2007 - 570 páginas Traces the story of a seventeenth-century English family as drawn from their personal letters and other documents, discussing how their experiences reflected the realities of period gentry life, in an account that includes coverage of their relationships with Parliament and the royal family. |
Contenido
Introduction | xiii |
Francis Turns Turk | xxv |
Venturous Knights | 22 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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