A short narrative of the life and actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborough
By: Daniel Defoe ; introd. by Paula R. Backscheider.
Series: Publication - The Augustan Reprint Society ; no. 168; Publication (Augustan Reprint Society) ;; no. 168.
Publisher: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles
Published: 1974
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722; Statesmen -- Great Britain -- Biography; Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
Description: "John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC (pron.: /mrlbr/, often /m?lbr/; 26 May 1650 ? 16 June 1722 O.S), was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs. Rising from a lowly page at the court of the House of Stuart, he served James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and early 1680s, earning military and political advancement through his courage and diplomatic skill. Churchill's role in defeating the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 helped secure James on the throne, yet just three years later he abandoned his Catholic patron for the Protestant Dutchman, William of Orange. Honoured for his services at William's coronation with the earldom of Marlborough, he served with further distinction in the early years of the Nine Years' War, but persistent charges of Jacobitism brought about his fall from office and temporary imprisonment in the Tower. It was not until the accession of Queen Anne in 1702 that Marlborough reached the zenith of his powers and secured his fame and fortune."--Wikipedia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Reprint of the 1711 ed. printed for J. Baker, London.