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The Cliveden Set

Author : Norman Rose
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446450392
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book The Cliveden Set written by Norman Rose and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lloyd George once spoke of 'a very powerful combination - in its way the most powerful in the country'. Its proceedings were invariably conducted at Cliveden, the country estate of the fabulously wealthy Nancy and Waldorf Astor. Collectively dubbed 'God's Truth Ltd', the group included leading politicians, academics, writers and newspaper editors. Its pedigree impeccable, its social standing beyond reproach, its persuasive powers permeated the clubs and institutions of London, the senior common rooms of Oxbridge colleges, the quality press and the great country houses of England. Suddenly, in the late 1930s, the 'Cliveden Set' was catapulted into uncalled-for notoriety. It had been identified as a cabal that sought to manipulate, even determine, British foreign policy in order to uphold its narrow class interests. It would use any means, however devious - even negotiate a humiliating, dishonourable settlement with Nazi Germany - to maintain its privileges, those of a decaying ruling class. But was the 'Cliveden Set' a traitorous cabal, challenging 'the constitutional structures of British democracy', or simply an unstructured think-tank of harmless do-gooders? Norman Rose discerningly probes this fascinating tale, brilliantly disentangling fact from fiction, and setting this privileged clique in the wider perspective of its times.

Lady Astor and the Cliveden Set

Author : B. Berry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Lady Astor and the Cliveden Set written by B. Berry and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rose

Author : Rosina Harrison
Publisher : Viking Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Rose written by Rosina Harrison and published by Viking Adult. This book was released on 1975 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography about life in domestic service, as personal maid to Nancy, Lady Astor.

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor

Author : Adrian Fort
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409028585
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor written by Adrian Fort and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1919, Nancy Astor became the first woman to take a seat in parliament. She was not what had been expected. Far from a virago who had suffered for the cause of female suffrage, she was already near the centre of the ruling society that had for so long resisted the political upheavals of the early twentieth century, having married into the family of one of the richest men in the world. She was not even British. She would prove to be a trailblazer and beacon for the generations of women who would follow her into Parliament. This new biography charts Nancy Astor's incredible story, from penury in the American South, to a lifestyle of the most immense riches, from the luxury of Edwardian England, through the 'Jazz Age', and on towards the Second World War: a world of great country estates, lavish town houses and the most sumptuous entertainments, peopled by the most famous and powerful names of the age. But hers was not only the life of power, glamour and easy charm: it was also defined by principles and bravery, by war and sacrifice, by love and bitter disputes. With glorious, page-turning brio, Adrian Fort has brought to life this restless, controversial American dynamo, an unforgettable woman who left a deep and lasting imprint on the political life of our nation.

Bernard Shaw and Nancy Astor

Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802037527
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Bernard Shaw and Nancy Astor written by Bernard Shaw and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of nearly 250 letters between Shaw and Astor - as well as between Astor and Shaw's wife, Charlotte, and Shaw's secretary, Blanche Patch - illustrates the rewarding friendship the two shared and the numerous issues they debated.

Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor

Author : Adrian Fort
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 031259903X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor written by Adrian Fort and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of the social activist and first female member of Parliament elected to the House of Commons includes coverage of her American ancestry, her determination to use her influence to introduce American ideas into British politics and her relationships with such figures as Winston Churchill, FDR and J. M. Barrie.

The Mistresses of Cliveden

Author : Natalie Livingstone
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0099594722
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Mistresses of Cliveden written by Natalie Livingstone and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sunday Times bestseller - Five women. One house. One extraordinary history. From its construction in the 1660s to its heyday in the 1960s, Cliveden played host to a dynasty of remarkable and powerful women. Anna Maria, Elizabeth, Augusta, Harriet, and Nancy were five ladies who, over the course of three centuries, shaped British society through their beauty, personalities, and political influence. Restoration and revolution, aristocratic rise and fall, world war and cold war form the extraordinary backdrop against which their stories unfold. An addictive history of the period and an intimate exploration of the timeless relationships between people and place, The Mistresses of Cliveden is a story of sex, power and politics, and the ways in which exceptional women defy the expectations of their time.

Nancy

Author : Christopher Sykes
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Nancy written by Christopher Sykes and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1972 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lady's Maid

Author : Rosina Harrison
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0091943515
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (919 download)

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Download or read book The Lady's Maid written by Rosina Harrison and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1929, Yorkshire lass Rosina Harrison became personal maid to Lady Astor: the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat and wife of one of England's wealthiest lords. Lady Astor was brilliant yet tempestuous, but outspoken Rose gave as good as she got. For 35 years, the battle of wills and wits raged between the two women, until an unlikely friendship began to emerge. "The Lady's Maid" is a captivating insight into the great wealth 'upstairs' but also the endless work 'downstairs', but it is Rose's unique relationship with Lady Astor that makes this book a truly enticing read"--Publisher's description.

Tempting All the Gods

Author : Jane Karoline Vieth
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 162895423X
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Tempting All the Gods written by Jane Karoline Vieth and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tempting All the Gods is a detailed study of Joseph P. Kennedy’s diplomatic career in London. It examines Kennedy’s role as ambassador to the Court of St. James’s from 1938–1940, a crucial time in world history. It describes his attitudes toward American foreign policy before the outbreak of war and after the war began, explains why he held those views, and assesses their impact on Anglo-American relations. It also looks at the diplomatic background against which he worked, at the political philosophies and personalities of the statesmen with whom he dealt, and at his relations with them, particularly President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Ministers Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill. Here the reader will find a meticulously researched account of Kennedy’s career based on the latest evidence available, providing a current and balanced historical reassessment. Scholars will be able to study Kennedy’s diplomatic career within the broader context of international relations and also to gain a fuller understanding of his view of his own motives and policies, including an understanding of why the ambassadorship was the greatest achievement—with the poorest outcome—in the varied life of an intensely ambitious man who was dedicated foremost to family, friends, and fortune. This book will prove significant to students of Anglo-American relations and of World War II, and to the general public, with its enduring fascination with the Kennedy family.

Fall of Poppies

Author : Heather Webb
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062418564
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Fall of Poppies written by Heather Webb and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top voices in historical fiction deliver an unforgettable collection of short stories set in the aftermath of World War I—featuring bestselling authors such as Hazel Gaynor, Jennifer Robson, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig and edited by Heather Webb. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month... November 11, 1918. After four long, dark years of fighting, the Great War ends at last, and the world is forever changed. For soldiers, loved ones, and survivors the years ahead stretch with new promise, even as their hearts are marked by all those who have been lost. As families come back together, lovers reunite, and strangers take solace in each other, everyone has a story to tell. In this moving anthology, nine authors share stories of love, strength, and renewal as hope takes root in a fall of poppies. Featuring: Jessica Brockmole Hazel Gaynor Evangeline Holland Marci Jefferson Kate Kerrigan Jennifer Robson Beatriz Williams Lauren Willig Heather Webb

The Long Weekend

Author : Adrian Tinniswood
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465098657
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Long Weekend written by Adrian Tinniswood and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an acclaimed social and architectural historian, the tumultuous, scandalous, glitzy, and glamorous history of English country houses and high society during the interwar period As WWI drew to a close, change reverberated through the halls of England's country homes. As the sun set slowly on the British Empire, the shadows lengthened on the lawns of a thousand stately homes. In The Long Weekend, historian Adrian Tinniswood introduces us to the tumultuous, scandalous and glamorous history of English country houses during the years between World Wars. As estate taxes and other challenges forced many of these venerable houses onto the market, new sectors of British and American society were seduced by the dream of owning a home in the English countryside. Drawing on thousands of memoirs, letters, and diaries, as well as the eye-witness testimonies of belted earls and bibulous butlers, Tinniswood brings the stately homes of England to life as never before, opening the door to a world by turns opulent and ordinary, noble and vicious, and forever wrapped in myth. We are drawn into the intrigues of legendary families such as the Astors, the Churchills and the Devonshires as they hosted hunting parties and balls that attracted the likes of Charlie Chaplin, T.E. Lawrence, and royals such as Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. We waltz through aristocratic soiré, and watch as the upper crust struggle to fend off rising taxes and underbred outsiders, property speculators and poultry farmers. We gain insight into the guilt and the gingerbread, and see how the image of the country house was carefully protected by its occupants above and below stairs. Through the glitz of estate parties, the social tensions between old money and new, the hunting parties, illicit trysts, and grand feasts, Tinniswood offers a glimpse behind the veil of these great estates -- and reveals a reality much more riveting than the dream.

Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times (Text Only)

Author : Peter Stanford
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007400209
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times (Text Only) written by Peter Stanford and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time since the Profumo scandal of the 1960s, the Astors’ own version of the events at Cliveden is told. Peter Stanford has been granted unprecedented access to Lady Astor, her private papers and her friends, as well as to many family members and key players in the drama.

Broadcasts from the Blitz

Author : Phillip Seib
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597973947
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Broadcasts from the Blitz written by Phillip Seib and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the words "This is London," Edward R. Murrow's groundbreaking radio broadcasts from 1939 to 1941 brought the blitz into America's living rooms. Countering the tide of U.S. isolationism, Murrow told his huge audience that the United States could not avoid a confrontation with Hitler and that the bombs it heard falling during his reports would eventually be targeted at American cities. But although often cited as the paragon of journalistic objectivity, Murrow had a clear agenda--to bring America into the war--and he slanted his broadcasts accordingly. And behind the scenes, he helped the British court U.S. public opinion and secure American funds for a British intelligence operation. Broadcasts from the Blitz examines Murrow's work and life during this crucial time. It also profiles unsung heroes of those days, such as U.S. ambassador John Winant and Winston Churchill's confidant Brendan Bracken, and villains as well--such defeatists as Joseph Kennedy and Charles Lindbergh, who believed England was doomed. Other compelling characters include Eric Sevareid, Mollie Painter-Downs, and Nancy Astor, whose "Cliveden set" was accused of being too cozy with the Germans. They and many others mixed in a London that remained vibrant even as it was being battered. Broadcasts from the Blitz is a story of courage--of a journalist broadcasting live from London rooftops as bombs fell around him--and of intrigue, as the machinery of two governments pulled America and Britain together in a common cause. Finally there is the drama of December 7, 1941, when Murrow was the sole journalist to meet with Roosevelt. Broadcasts from the Blitz is for all those interested in the influential career of an extraordinary man and in the relationship between journalism and politics.

Nancy Astor: an Informal Biography

Author : Maurice Collis
Publisher : London : Faber and Faber
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nancy Astor: an Informal Biography written by Maurice Collis and published by London : Faber and Faber. This book was released on 1960 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor, CH (19 May 1879? 2 May 1964) was the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons. She was the wife of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor."--Wikipedia.

Neville Chamberlain, Appeasement, and the British Road to War

Author : Frank McDonough
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719048326
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Neville Chamberlain, Appeasement, and the British Road to War written by Frank McDonough and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide range of material, including primary sources, Frank McDonough re-examines the controversial policy of appeasement, and argues that appeasement was part of a broad consensus in British society at the time.

When Lions Roar

Author : Thomas Maier
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307956814
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book When Lions Roar written by Thomas Maier and published by Crown. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive history of the deeply entwined personal and public lives of the Churchills and the Kennedys and what their “special relationship” meant for Great Britain and the United States When Lions Roar begins in the mid-1930s at Chartwell, Winston Churchill's country estate, with new revelations surrounding a secret business deal orchestrated by Joseph P. Kennedy, the soon-to-be American ambassador to Great Britain and the father of future American president John F. Kennedy. From London to America, these two powerful families shared an ever-widening circle of friends, lovers, and political associates – soon shattered by World War II, spying, sexual infidelity, and the tragic deaths of JFK's sister Kathleen and his older brother Joe Jr. By the 1960s and JFK's presidency, the Churchills and the Kennedys had overcome their bitter differences and helped to define the “greatness” in each other. Acclaimed biographer Thomas Maier tells this dynastic saga through fathers and their sons – and the remarkable women in their lives – providing keen insight into the Churchill and Kennedy families and the profound forces of duty, loyalty, courage and ambition that shaped them. He explores the seismic impact of Winston Churchill on JFK and American policy, wrestling anew with the legacy of two titans of the twentieth century. Maier also delves deeply into the conflicted bond between Winston and his son, Randolph, and the contrasting example of patriarch Joe Kennedy, a failed politician who successfully channeled his personal ambitions to his children. By approaching these iconic figures from a new perspective, Maier not only illuminates the intricacies of this all-important cross-Atlantic allegiance but also enriches our understanding of the tumultuous time in which they lived and the world events they so greatly influenced. With deeply human portraits of these flawed but larger-than-life figures, When Lions Roar explores the “special relationship” between the Churchills and Kennedys, and between Great Britain and the United States, highlighting all of its emotional complexity and historic significance.