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The Upstart Earl - A Study of the Social and Mental World of Richard Boyle, First Earl of Cork, 1566-1643 (Paperback)
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The Upstart Earl - A Study of the Social and Mental World of Richard Boyle, First Earl of Cork, 1566-1643 (Paperback)
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Richard Boyle (1566 1643) is recognised more for the achievements
of his children than for his own accomplishments. But in his own
lifetime his advancement from an obscure Kentish background to
become the wealthiest English landowner of his generation was a
matter of the greatest interest and curiosity; all the more so
because Boyle matched his economic success with the attainment of
an Irish peerage, membership of the English privy council and
marriage alliances with some of the more notable families in
England and Ireland. This book explains how this phenomenal social
feat was achieved, discusses how English society responded to
Boyle's advancement and details how Boyle rationalised his
elevation to himself, to his children and to the world at large.
Richard Boyle was also the father of an extraordinarily large and
extremely talented family, and a close study of his diary and
voluminous correspondence has shed considerable light on the
rearing and education of his children.
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