Marlborough; his life and times.

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"Marlborough: His Life and Times is an exhaustive, four-volume panegyric biography, in which Churchill defends his ancestor against claims of war-mongering and charlatanism made by Thomas Macaulay, a 19th-century historian and Whig politician. The Duke of Marlborough was a military commander and statesman, who rose from a page at the Stuart court to one of the richest and most successful royal subjects. Churchill deftly explains the political, military, and social issues wrestled with by Marlborough in the course his career, including the Glorious Revolution and War of Spanish Succession, but also takes pains to explore the private and personal aspects of Marlborough's life. The result is a literary and historical triumph."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

subjects: Biography,  Court and courtiers,  Generals,  History,  History, Military,  Military History,  Politics and government,  Statesmen,  Long Now Manual for Civilization,  Marlborough, john churchill, duke of, 1650-1722,  Statesmen, great britain,  Great britain, politics and government,  Great britain, history,  Great britain, politics and government, 1603-1714,  Great britain, history, military,  Great britain, court and courtiers,  England,  Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st Duke of, 1650-1722

People: John Churchill Marlborough Duke of (1650-1722),  John Churchill Marlborough 1st Duke of (1650-1722),  John Churchill Marlborough Duke of,  John Churchill Marlborough Duke of.,  John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722 Marlborough

Places: Great Britain

Times: 1660-1714,  18th century