Friendship and Betrayal: Ambition and the Limits of Loyalty

Friendship and Betrayal: Ambition and the Limits of Loyalty

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Author: Graham Stewart

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 400


'History shows that the nearer a person gets to the summit of power, the more hazardous they will find the conflicts between the personal attachments, political expediency and their own interpretation of 'the common good'. In FRIENDSHIP AND BETRAYAL, three self-contained stories act together to develop a unifying theme. The first section is about Courtiers: the intense friendship of Sarah Churchill and Queen Anne at the turn of the eighteenth century. Sarah had been Anne's principal friend, advisor and confidant since the future Queen was eight years old and their conflict, when Anne ascends the throne, is dramatic. The second story concerns Revolutionaries: Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Galloway. The final narrative centres on Liberals: H. H. Asquith and R.B. Haldane. nds to disastrous effect.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Graham Stewart

Format: Hardback

Number of Pages: 400


'History shows that the nearer a person gets to the summit of power, the more hazardous they will find the conflicts between the personal attachments, political expediency and their own interpretation of 'the common good'. In FRIENDSHIP AND BETRAYAL, three self-contained stories act together to develop a unifying theme. The first section is about Courtiers: the intense friendship of Sarah Churchill and Queen Anne at the turn of the eighteenth century. Sarah had been Anne's principal friend, advisor and confidant since the future Queen was eight years old and their conflict, when Anne ascends the throne, is dramatic. The second story concerns Revolutionaries: Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Galloway. The final narrative centres on Liberals: H. H. Asquith and R.B. Haldane. nds to disastrous effect.