Splendour & squalor : the disgrace and disintegration of three aristocratic dynasties
Scriven, Marcus2010
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From stately homes to the prisons of wartime Britain, from the House of Lords to Edwardian asylums, from the Ritz to East End dives, 'Splendour and Squalor' tells the stories of three of Britain's most illustrious aristocratic dynasties and the black sheep who brought them down.
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Imprint:
London : Atlantic, 2010.
Collation:
413 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781843541257 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.08
Language:
English
Subject:
Leinster, Edward Fitzgerald, Duke of, 1892-1976Bristol, Frederick William John Hervey, Marquess of, 1834-1907Bristol, Victor Frederick Cochrane Hervey, Marquess of, 1915-1985Manchester, Angus Charles Drogo Montagu, Duke ofAristocracy (Social class) -- Great BritainScandals -- Great BritainGreat Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
232109