The Dukes

ISBN-13: 9780712667241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 416 str.

Brian Masters

Opis

There are only 26 non-royal Dukes in the British Peerage. Their origins divide neatly into Tudor looters, Royal bastards, opportunist generals, territorial, metropolitan or Scottish magnates. The author tells the story of each of these grandees, all of whom are determined to survive.