Shadow of The White Rose -- Edward Courtenay Earl of Devon 1526-1556 : Edward Courtenay, Twelfth Earl of Devonshire, 1526-1556.

By: Taylor, James DMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Algora Publishing, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Description: 1 online resource (244 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780875864754Subject(s): Devonshire, Edward Courtenay, -- Earl of, -- 1526-1556 | Great Britain -- History -- Edward VI, 1547-1553 -- Biography | Great Britain -- History -- Mary I, 1553-1558 -- Biography | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1603 | Nobility -- England -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Shadow of The White Rose -- Edward Courtenay Earl of Devon 1526-1556 : Edward Courtenay, Twelfth Earl of Devonshire, 1526-1556DDC classification: 942.05/4092 | B LOC classification: DA347.1.D48 -- T39 2006ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Edward Courtenay's Ancestry -- Renaud Sire de Courtenay -- Renaud de Courtenay -- Robert de Courtenay -- John de Courtenay -- Hugh de Courtenay -- Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon -- Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon -- Edward Courtenay -- Hugh of Haccombe -- Hugh of Boconnock -- Edward, Earl of Devon -- William Courtenay, Earl of Devon -- Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter -- Chapter 2. 1526-July 1553. King Henry VIII and Edward VI -- Chapter 3. July 1553 - February 1554. Queen Jane, Mary and Wyatt's Rebellion -- Chapter 4. February 1554 - April 1555. Bloody Mary -- Chapter 5. April 1555 to September 1556. Freedom and Suspicion -- Chapter 6. Epilogue for Edward Courtenay -- Chapter 7. The Lane Letters -- Letter 19 -- Letter 20 -- Letter 21 -- Letter 22 -- Letter 27 -- Lady Laurana's story -- Letter 27-2 -- Letter 28 -- Letter 29 -- Letter 30 -- Letter 32 -- Chapter 8. Furthermore -- Missing Letters -- Wyatt's Rebellion -- Illness or Poison -- Other Works Relating to Edward Courtenay -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index.
Summary: The last of the Plantagenets, Courtenay spent half of his life in the Tower of London. Released by Mary Tudor, he might have married her. Instead, he ended his days wandering the Continent. His literary remains leave important gaps but show he was no "bum.
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Edward Courtenay's Ancestry -- Renaud Sire de Courtenay -- Renaud de Courtenay -- Robert de Courtenay -- John de Courtenay -- Hugh de Courtenay -- Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon -- Hugh Courtenay, Earl of Devon -- Edward Courtenay -- Hugh of Haccombe -- Hugh of Boconnock -- Edward, Earl of Devon -- William Courtenay, Earl of Devon -- Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter -- Chapter 2. 1526-July 1553. King Henry VIII and Edward VI -- Chapter 3. July 1553 - February 1554. Queen Jane, Mary and Wyatt's Rebellion -- Chapter 4. February 1554 - April 1555. Bloody Mary -- Chapter 5. April 1555 to September 1556. Freedom and Suspicion -- Chapter 6. Epilogue for Edward Courtenay -- Chapter 7. The Lane Letters -- Letter 19 -- Letter 20 -- Letter 21 -- Letter 22 -- Letter 27 -- Lady Laurana's story -- Letter 27-2 -- Letter 28 -- Letter 29 -- Letter 30 -- Letter 32 -- Chapter 8. Furthermore -- Missing Letters -- Wyatt's Rebellion -- Illness or Poison -- Other Works Relating to Edward Courtenay -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index.

The last of the Plantagenets, Courtenay spent half of his life in the Tower of London. Released by Mary Tudor, he might have married her. Instead, he ended his days wandering the Continent. His literary remains leave important gaps but show he was no "bum.

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