Lucy Hughes-Hallett
SCAPEGOAT HB : The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham...
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PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZESUBLIME A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024STUNNINGLY GOOD THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024COMPULSIVE A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024BRILLIANT A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham. A delicious, grippingly paced tale of rogues, riotous sex, regicide and realpolitikINDEPENDENT BEST BOOKS FOR CHRISTMASThis is the pageturner that Buckinghams short, racy life deservesDAILY TELEGRAPHVivid, erudite and sympathetic The Scapegoat shows that [HughesHalletts] eye for the seamy realities of an extraordinary life is as sharp as ever THE TIMESLord Buckingham rockets off the page of this gloriously epic, seductively detailed biography OLIVIA LAINGAs King James Is favourite, Buckingham was also his confidant, gatekeeper, righthand man and lover. When Charles I succeeded his father, he was similarly enthralled and made Buckingham his best friend and mentor. A dazzling figure on horseback and a skilful player of the political game, Buckingham rapidly transformed the influence his beauty gave him into immense wealth and power. He became one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic Englishmen at the heart of seventeenthcentury royal and political life.With a novelists touch, Lucy HughesHallett transports us into a courtly world of masques and dancing, exquisite clothes,...
Binding: Hardback;640 pages; Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct; Classification: BGH; Weight: 1172 g; Dimensions: 241 x 164 x 47
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PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZESUBLIME A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024STUNNINGLY GOOD THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024COMPULSIVE A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024BRILLIANT A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham. A delicious, grippingly paced tale of rogues, riotous sex, regicide and realpolitikINDEPENDENT BEST BOOKS FOR CHRISTMASThis is the pageturner that Buckinghams short, racy life deservesDAILY TELEGRAPHVivid, erudite and sympathetic The Scapegoat shows that [HughesHalletts] eye for the seamy realities of an extraordinary life is as sharp as ever THE TIMESLord Buckingham rockets off the page of this gloriously epic, seductively detailed biography OLIVIA LAINGAs King James Is favourite, Buckingham was also his confidant, gatekeeper, righthand man and lover. When Charles I succeeded his father, he was similarly enthralled and made Buckingham his best friend and mentor. A dazzling figure on horseback and a skilful player of the political game, Buckingham rapidly transformed the influence his beauty gave him into immense wealth and power. He became one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic Englishmen at the heart of seventeenthcentury royal and political life.With a novelists touch, Lucy HughesHallett transports us into a courtly world of masques and dancing, exquisite clothes,...
Binding: Hardback;640 pages; Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct; Classification: BGH; Weight: 1172 g; Dimensions: 241 x 164 x 47
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Lucy Hughes-Hallett
SCAPEGOAT HB : The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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