HughesHallett, Lucy

The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham

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ISBN 13:: 9780008126551
author:: HughesHallett, Lucy
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Fourth Estate Ltd
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 400
Dimensions:: 24 x 15.9 x 4.3 centimetres (1.0
Genre:: Biography, Historical, Biography,
Condition:: New
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The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham A gripping and epic biography of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, who rose to immense wealth and power through his beauty and political acumen. With a novelist's touch, Lucy Hughes-Hallett transports us into a courtly world of masques and dancing, exquisite clothes, and the art of Rubens and Van Dyck. Buckingham's meteoric rise and fall is a tale of rogues, riotous sex, regicide, and realpolitik, set against the backdrop of 17th-century royal and political life. With a keen eye for the seamy realities of an extraordinary life, Hughes-Hallett reveals a dazzling figure on horseback and a skilful player of the political game. This biography is a stunningly detailed and sympathetic portrayal of Buckingham's life, shedding light on a fascinating and enigmatic figure who was both a confidant and a rival to the monarchs of his time.

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