Black Diamonds: The Downfall of an Aristocratic Dynasty and the Fifty Years That Changed England

By Bailey, Catherine

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9780143126843 9780698182950
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Penguin


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Starred Review on December 1, 2014  |  Social Sciences

Intriguing and thoroughly researched, Bailey's (The Secret Rooms) biography details the often tumultuous past of England's Wentworth House and its dysfunctional occupants. The Fitzwilliams, who made their wealth through coal mining, boast the dramatic makings of an aristocratic family: pregnancy out of wedlock, suspicion of true legitimacy, court cases over inheritances, and even an entangleme...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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