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Holland House: A History of London's Most Celebrated Salon

Linda Kelly

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Description:Situated in the heart of LondonOCOs Holland Park are the remains of Holland House - the site of what was once EnglandOCOs most celebrated political salon. In the first thirty years of the nineteenth century - when the Whig party was almost constantly out of office - the home of the third Lord Holland became the unofficial centre of the Opposition. Devoted to the ideals of the prominent Whig statesman Charles James Fox and enriched by the progressive views of a new generation of writers, critics and politicians, the influence of Holland House permeated the political climate. At a time when revolutions threatened to engulf Europe, the Whig tradition of aristocratic liberalism proved to be one of the chief factors in the peaceful achievement of parliamentary reform. Presided over by the beautiful and clever Lady Holland and combining discussion of politics and the arts, the salon attracted the greatest names of the age - Byron, Talleyrand and Madame de Sta1/2l were all frequent visitors. In this book, Linda Kelly brings to life the colourful world of Holland House._x000We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Holland House: A History of London's Most Celebrated Salon. To get started finding Holland House: A History of London's Most Celebrated Salon, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 279

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Not Avail

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0857721550

Description: Situated in the heart of LondonOCOs Holland Park are the remains of Holland House - the site of what was once EnglandOCOs most celebrated political salon. In the first thirty years of the nineteenth century - when the Whig party was almost constantly out of office - the home of the third Lord Holland became the unofficial centre of the Opposition. Devoted to the ideals of the prominent Whig statesman Charles James Fox and enriched by the progressive views of a new generation of writers, critics and politicians, the influence of Holland House permeated the political climate. At a time when revolutions threatened to engulf Europe, the Whig tradition of aristocratic liberalism proved to be one of the chief factors in the peaceful achievement of parliamentary reform. Presided over by the beautiful and clever Lady Holland and combining discussion of politics and the arts, the salon attracted the greatest names of the age - Byron, Talleyrand and Madame de Sta1/2l were all frequent visitors. In this book, Linda Kelly brings to life the colourful world of Holland House._x000We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Holland House: A History of London's Most Celebrated Salon. To get started finding Holland House: A History of London's Most Celebrated Salon, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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