Marlborough

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: British livesPublication details: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993Description: 245pISBN:
  • 0521375932 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: A study on John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough's career. This book is all about his struggle againts French attempts to establish leadership in western Europe and the bitter political conflict in Britain between the Whig and the Tory parties. It also examines his rise from obscurity and poverty to wealth and greatness, his decisive role in the Revolution of 1688 and the circumstances and reasons for his dramatic fall.
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A study on John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough's career. This book is all about his struggle againts French attempts to establish leadership in western Europe and the bitter political conflict in Britain between the Whig and the Tory parties. It also examines his rise from obscurity and poverty to wealth and greatness, his decisive role in the Revolution of 1688 and the circumstances and reasons for his dramatic fall.

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