Marlborough: His Life and Times, Vol. 1
"It is my hope to recall this great shade from the past, and not only invest him with his panoply, but make him living and intimate to modern eyes."—from the preface to Volume One\ John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. Victorious in the Battles of Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and countless other campaigns, Marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military...
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"It is my hope to recall this great shade from the past, and not only invest him with his panoply, but make him living and intimate to modern eyes."—from the preface to Volume OneJohn Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. Victorious in the Battles of Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and countless other campaigns, Marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military skill, never fought a battle he didn't win. Although he helped James II crush the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth, Marlborough later supported William of Orange against James II in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and brilliantly managed England's diplomatic triumphs during the War of the Spanish Succession. Marlborough also bequeathed the world another great British military strategist and diplomat—his descendant, Winston S. Churchill, who wrote this book to redeem Marlborough's reputation from Macaulay's smears.One million words long and ten years in the making, Churchill's Marlborough stands as both a literary and historical masterpiece, giving us unique insights into the Churchill of World War II, for just as Churchill's literary skill helps us understand the complexities of Marlborough's life, so too did his writing of Marlborough help Churchill master the arts of military strategy and diplomacy. This two-volume edition includes the entire text and almost all the original maps.
Preface I. ASHE HOUSE II. THE JOVIAL TIMES III. BARBARA IV. THE EUROPE OF CHARLES II V. ARMS VI. THE DANBY ADMINISTRATION VII. SARAH VIII. MARRIAGE IX. MASTER AND SERVANT X. THE UNSEEN RIFT XI. THE PRINCESS ANNE XII. SEDGEMOOR XIII. THE ROYAL PLOT XIV. THE NATIONAL COUNTER-PLOT XV. DRAGONNADE XVI. THE PROTESTANT WIND XVII. THE INVASION XVIII. THE REVOLUTION XIX. MARLBOROUGH AND WILLIAM XX. THE PERSONAL CLEAVAGE XXI. KING JAMES'S MEMOIRS XXII. THE JACOBITE ILLUSION XXIII. THE FAMILY QUARREL XXIV. THE TOWER XXV. THE CAMARET BAY LETTER XXVI. CAMARET BAY XXVII. THE FENWICK TRIAL XXVIII. AVARICE AND CHARM XXIX. PEACE AND RECONCILITATION XXX. MARLBOROUGH IN POLITICS XXXI. THE SPANISH SUCCESSION XXXII. THE GRAND ALLIANCE.
