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AFFAIR OF STATE: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE 8TH DUKE AND DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE

Written by Henry Vane
Published by Peter Owen in 2004
ISBN: 0720612330

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Front cover

Cover of AFFAIR OF STATE: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE 8TH DUKE AND DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE by Henry Vane

Contents

  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1 Louise Von Alten
  • 2 Whig Inheritance
  • 3 Skittles
  • 4 The Prince of Wales and Friends
  • 5 The First Gladstone Ministry
  • 6 The Liberal Leadership
  • 7 The Phoenix Park Tradegy
  • 8 Gordon and Khartoum
  • 9 The Passing of the Whigs
  • 10 A Time to Cancan
  • 11 Double Duchess
  • 12 Elder Statesman
  • 13 Resignation
  • 14 The Closing Years
  • Notes
  • Index