Beaufort
Subtitle: the duke and his duchess, 1657-1715
By: Molly McClain.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Beaufort, Henry Somerset, Duke of, 1629-1700.; Beaufort, Mary Somerset, Duchess of, 1630-1715.; Great Britain -- Biography.; Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714 -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In the tumultuous decades which followed the English civil war an extraordinary aristocratic couple, Henry and Mary Somerset, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, survived the social upheaval by creating a remarkable political partnership. Together, they worked to restore their family's estates and political power base as well as their home, Badminton House in Gloucestershire.

They also sought to tame political and religious passions and to bring order and stability to Restoration society, a goal which was shared by many members of the landed classes. This book uses their story to illuminate the profound cultural changes which took place after 1660. It also brings to life Henry Somerset (1629-1700) and Mary Capel Somerset (1630-1715), two complex and unique individuals."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-245) and index.