The first Churchill : the life of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough

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"John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC (pron.: /mrlbr/, often /m?lbr/; 26 May 1650? 16 June 1722 O.S), was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs. Rising from a lowly page at the court of the House of Stuart, he served J...

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Main Author: Thomson, George Malcolm, 1899-1996
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Morrow, 1980, ©1979.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Marlborough, John Churchill, > Duke of, > 1650-1722.
Marlborough, John Churchill, > 1st Duke of, > 1650-1722.
Marlborough, John Churchill of > 1650-1722
Marlborough, John Churchill ((of))
1660-1727
Statesmen > Great Britain > Biography.
Generals > Great Britain > Biography.
Hommes d'État > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Généraux > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Generals.
Statesmen.
Great Britain > History > 1660-1714.
Great Britain > History > George I, 1714-1727.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1660-1714.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1714-1727 (George Ier)
Great Britain.
collective biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • The golden swamp
  • Le bel anglais
  • The worst woman in the world
  • No penny, no paternoster
  • Such bustle about religion
  • The cockpit quarrels with Kensington
  • Prisoner of state
  • A war to plan
  • God has sent our heart's desire
  • Malbrouk s'en ve-t-en guerre
  • The glorious interview
  • "The enemy have marched"
  • A long, hot summer's day
  • Principalities and powers
  • "As emphatic as an oath"
  • "See what a happy man he is!"
  • Consternation at Versailles
  • The bonny blue caps
  • "The Wigths and the Thorys"
  • The mines are worked out
  • The great cold
  • The lord of hosts at our head
  • A general infatuation
  • We must have peace, good or bad
  • Materials for a little mischief
  • Time to leave
  • How fortune does banter us!
  • Triumphant return.

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