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The trials of the King of Hampshire : madness, secrecy and betrayal in Georgian England /

The 3rd Earl of Portsmouth voted in the House of Lords, took county positions, invited Jane Austen to his balls, counted William Cobbett as one of his Hampshire neighbors and had Lord Byron as his best man at his second marriage. Then, at the age of fifty-five, his own family launched a case citing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foyster, Elizabeth A., 1968- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Oneworld, [2016]
Subjects:
Portsmouth, John Charles Wallop, > Earl of, > 1767-1853 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Portsmouth, John Charles Wallop, > Earl of, > 1767-1853 > Mental health.
Insanity (Law) > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Trials > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Nobility > Great Britain > Biography.
Mentally ill > Great Britain > Biography.
Mental illness > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Mentally ill > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > History > 1800-1837.

Evans: Library Stacks

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