
Resolution
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Granby predeceased his father, the 3rd Duke of Rutland, and never inherited his title, but left two sons whose contrasting fortunes and tragically short lives are the subject of this meticulously researched and richly illustrated book. Charles became 4th Duke in 1779, sought reconciliation with the American colonies and was Viceroy of Ireland; Robert embarked on a naval career, became flag captain of the Resolution and died of injuries sustained at the Battle of the Saintes.
Based upon the detailed archives held at Belvoir Castle, Resolution is both an enthralling saga of two generations of the Manners family and a finely delineated portrait of aristocratic, political and naval life in mid-Georgian England.
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Emma Ellis completed a degree in politics in 1992 and then 'ran away to sea' for a few years, undertaking numerous voyages including to Antarctica and Greenland. She became interested in the history of maritime exploration during the course of a circumnavigation of New Zealand. She subsequently undertook a Masters Degree in naval and merchant naval history at the Greenwich Maritime Centre, University of Greenwich. Resolution is her first book.
Content
- Intro
- Welcome Page
- About Resolution
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Note to the reader
- Maps
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: 'Isles of ice'
- Chapter 2: 'Going at it bald-headed'
- Chapter 3: 'Granby's sons'
- Chapter 4: 'A place without honour, profit or pleasure'
- Chapter 5: 'These are the times that try men's souls'
- Chapter 6: 'The oak of old England'
- Chapter 7: 'Prodigious bickerings'
- Chapter 8: 'An extreme hard case'
- Chapter 9: 'Now move heaven and earth'
- Chapter 10: 'Whatever expedition we may make'
- Chapter 11: 'The time now seems big with events'
- Chapter 12: 'A slight inconvenience'
- Chapter 13: 'A very great esteem for the Lady'
- Chapter 14: 'My dear little Lord'
- Chapter 15: 'The darling of your soul'
- Chapter 16: 'Claret is a bad medicine'
- Chapter 17: Epilogue:'The dear old chateau'
- Plate Section
- Family tree
- Glossary
- Notes on the text
- Manuscript sources
- Select bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- About David Rutland and Emma Ellis
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright
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