- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Sterling Publishing; New edition edition (Jun 30 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1842120816
- ISBN-13: 978-1842120811
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.6 x 3.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 640 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,731,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
A dramatic story of the ruthless servant of King Charles. The Earl of Stafford rose to become the most powerful and the most hated man in the British Isles--only to find himself deserted by his master and forced to go to the scaffold to appease the wrath of the people. In this revaluation of the original version, Stafford emerges as a complex character: ambitious, greedy, unscrupulous, but with intense Puritan piety and unflagging devotion to duty. "Her style is a model of clarity. And, in sheer readability she is a match for any historian, living or dead."--The Sunday Times. 8 pages of b/w illus.,
About the Author
C.V. Wedgwood, one of the only two women to be made a member of the Order of Merit, began writing history when she was a child. Her first book was published in 1935 and she went on to specialise in the English, Scottish and European sixteenth centuries.
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Excellent biography!, Aug 25 2005
By lordhoot "lordhoot" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Thomas Wentworth: First Earl of Strafford 1593-1641: A Revaluation (Paperback)
Thomas Wentworth is a name probably little known to most Americans but he was one of the most important personalities that served the crown during the reign of Charles I prior to the English Civil War. C.V. Wedgwood wrote this book as a revaluation of her earlier work when she didn't have the access to many of Wentworth's papers. What we have here now is a more balanced view of Wentworth's life and his contributions to history. To many, he was known in history as Earl of Strafford although he held his earldom title for less then a year before his death at the hand of a man whom he so ably served. Some movie goers will remembered that title from that movie "Cromwell" where he make a brief appearance.The books read very easily and the author's writing skills proves to be superb. She can make the most mundane matter bit more interesting then it should be. The book appears to be well researched, you get a clear understanding of who Thomas Wentworth was and why he did what he did, as a ruthless servant of the crown and his desire for power and acknowledgement from his leige lord, Charles I. If he had survived to serve Charles I during the Civil War, he would have been a great service to him.
Overall, a great book about a little known political figure who had an impact on English history.
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More then I expected!, Sep 10 2011
By Honest-29 "percy" - Published on Amazon.com
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I was reading this same book that I had borrowed. I wanted my own copy and found it on Amazon. I was so pleased when it arrived as it was much bigger then the book I was reading with larger print. This book was even easier to read. Thanks again to the seller as the book that was sold as used, looks like it was new off the shelf.
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