"Quarrel with the King" tells the story of the first four earls of Pembroke, their wives, children, estates, tenants, and allies, following their high and glamorous trajectory from the 1520s through 1650--the most turbulent and dramatic years of English history--across three generations of change, ambition, resistance, and war. The Pembrokes were at the heart of it all: the richest family in England, with old blood and new drive, led as much by a succession of extraordinary women as by their husbands and sons.
It is also the story of a power struggle, over a long century, between the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061154317ISBN:0061154318
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper
Date Published: 11/11/2008
ISBN-13:9780061154317ISBN:0061154318
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Binding: S Trade Paperback
Publisher: Harpercollins, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061154317ISBN:0061154318
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780061154324ISBN:0061154326
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780061154324ISBN:0061154326
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Audience: General/trade. Clean, unmarked pages, tight binding, moderate wear, including some outer scuffing. Ultra FAST shipping! read more
Description: Very Good. 1400108764 CD audiobook in Very good condition with case and all artwork. FAST shipping...ALL orders receive DELIVERY CONFIRMATION and e-mail notification. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061154317ISBN:0061154318
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. No apparent flaws or marks. Appears as new. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 306 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Near Fine. Collectible ARC. Color illustrated softcover. Date of national publication November 2008. Showing just a hint of edgewear. A clean, very gently read copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper, New York
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061154317ISBN:0061154318
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Binding: Spoken Word MP3-CD
Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Date Published: 2008-11-04
ISBN-13:9781400158768ISBN:1400158761
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"The book is supposed to be about the Pembroke family, English nobles who find themselves opposed to the King during England's civil war. In actuality, there is very little Pembroke information in this book. The vast majority of the story is an examination of the notion of "arcadia," the idealism of rural England and the lifestyles of those who lived near the Pembroke estate in Wilton. While this is all interesting stuff, it's not what I was hoping to learn when I picked up this book. I had to go Google certain Pembroke family members to learn anything substantial about them. There are some good bits of history peppered throughout the book, but overall it failed to capture my imagination or really put a face on any of those long-dead Pembrokes."
"For over one hundred years the Earls of Pembrooke served their country and feathered their nest--and a beautiful nest it became. But the time came when a choice had to be made between Charles I and the Commonwealth. And it all came tumbling down. One hundred years of an English family."
"What I learned from this book - not as much as I expected to learn. It was all very airy-fairy, and too much conjecture about the meaning of a painting, without enough reinforcement from primary sources.
However, the afterword has a great summary of what happened during the Georgian period and the crash after Waterloo that parallels exactly what is happening today."
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