Strafford
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair/Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with yellowing and age-related discolouration; Chipped along spine and general wear throughout. Page Condition: Foxing with age, consistent with a mid-20th century publication. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Appears intact.
A landmark work of historical biography, Strafford chronicles the turbulent life and controversial career of Thomas Wentworth, First Earl of Strafford, one of the most powerful and divisive figures in seventeenth-century English politics. C. V. Wedgwood, celebrated historian and author of The Thirty Years War and William the Silent, presents a masterful portrait of a man whose unwavering loyalty to Charles I ultimately led him to the scaffold. With precision and narrative flair, Wedgwood illuminates the fierce political struggles between Crown and Parliament that would soon ignite the English Civil War. Part of the prestigious Bedford Historical Series, this biography argues that Strafford's rise and fall was not merely a personal tragedy but a pivotal turning point in the constitutional history of Britain. Wedgwood's authoritative prose transforms a complex political drama into a compelling human story, rich in detail and scholarly insight.
Author: C. V. Wedgwood
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Jonathan Cape
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair/Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with yellowing and age-related discolouration; Chipped along spine and general wear throughout. Page Condition: Foxing with age, consistent with a mid-20th century publication. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Appears intact.
A landmark work of historical biography, Strafford chronicles the turbulent life and controversial career of Thomas Wentworth, First Earl of Strafford, one of the most powerful and divisive figures in seventeenth-century English politics. C. V. Wedgwood, celebrated historian and author of The Thirty Years War and William the Silent, presents a masterful portrait of a man whose unwavering loyalty to Charles I ultimately led him to the scaffold. With precision and narrative flair, Wedgwood illuminates the fierce political struggles between Crown and Parliament that would soon ignite the English Civil War. Part of the prestigious Bedford Historical Series, this biography argues that Strafford's rise and fall was not merely a personal tragedy but a pivotal turning point in the constitutional history of Britain. Wedgwood's authoritative prose transforms a complex political drama into a compelling human story, rich in detail and scholarly insight.