The life and times of Thomas, Lord Coningsby : the Whig hangman and his victims / Pat Rogers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rogers, Pat, 1938-
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
Subjects:
Coningsby, Thomas Coningsby, > Earl, > 1656?-1729.
Politicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > History > 1660-1714 > Biography.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1660-1714.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1714-1727.
Great Britain > History > George I, 1714-1727 > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:viii, 283 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Roots : a family of great note in these parts
  • A tainted inheritance : Ferdinando Gorges
  • The viceroy : the Boyne, Gafney and Ranelagh
  • The greasy pole : Godolphin's ministry and the trial of Dr. Sacheverell
  • Border disputes : the Harleys and Herefordshire
  • The secret committee : Matthew Prior
  • The bishop and his ass : Francis Atterbury
  • Bubbling up : the Duke of Chandos and the Lord Chancellor
  • A precious bird in the cage : the Tower and Sir George Caswall
  • Rejected addresses : the Duchess and Lady Catherine
  • Banks of Wye : Lady Scudamore, cider and the man of Ross
  • Sir Balaam : Lord Bathurst and Pope's Epistle.