High life, low morals : the duel that shook Stuart society
Stater, Victor L. (Victor Louis), 1959-2000
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In 1712, two prominent members of the aristocracy fought a duel which left both mortally wounded. The author takes the duel as a focal point from which to recreate the violent, cynical world of the late 17th and early 18th century British aristocracy.
Main title:
High life, low morals : the duel that shook Stuart society / Victor Stater.
Imprint:
London : Pimlico, 2000.
Collation:
xiii, 332p. : ill., facsim., geneal. tables, ports. ; 24 cm.
Variant title:
Other title: Duke Hamilton is dead!
Notes:
Originally published: as Duke Hamilton is dead!. U.S.: Hill and Wang, 1999; London: John Murray, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-320) and index.
ISBN:
9780712667067 (pbk)
Local class:
941.069
Language:
English
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BRN:
8464
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