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- catalog abstract ""They were known as the Ascendancy, the dashing aristocratic elite that controlled Irish politics and society at the end of the eighteenth century - and at their pinnacle stood Caroline and Robert King, Lord and Lady Kingsborough of Mitchelstown Castle. Heirs to ancient estates and a vast fortune, Lord and Lady Kingsborough appeared to be blessed with everything but marital love - which only made the scandal that tore through their family more shocking. In 1798, at the height of a rebellion that was setting Ireland ablaze, Robert King was tried for the murder of his wife's cousin - a crime born of passion that proved to have extraordinary political implications. In her new book, Janet Todd unfolds the fascinating story of how this powerful Anglo-Irish family became entwined with the downfall not only of their class, but of their very way of life.". "Daughters of Ireland brings to life the world of a glittering elite in an age of international revolution. When her daughters, Margaret and Mary, were at their most impressionable, Lady Kingsborough hired the firebrand feminist Mary Wollstonecraft to be their governess, little realizing how radically this would alter both girls' beliefs and characters. The tall, striking Margaret went on to provide crucial support to the United Irishmen in the days leading up to the Rebellion of 1798, while soft, pleasing Mary indulged in an illicit, and all but incestuous love affair that precipitated multiple tragedies.". "As the Kingsboroughs imploded, the most powerful and colorful figures of the day were swept up in their drama - the dashing aristocrat turned revolutionary Lord Edward Fitzgerald; the liberal, cultivated Countess of Moira, a terrible snob despite her support of Irish revolutionaires; the notorious philanderer Colonel George King, whose sexual debauchery was matched only by his appalling cruelty; Britain's cold calculating prime minister William Pitt and its mad ruler King George III."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b13042800.
- catalog coverage "Cork (Ireland : County) Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Ireland History Rebellion of 1798 Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Mitchelstown (Ireland) Biography.".
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""As the Kingsboroughs imploded, the most powerful and colorful figures of the day were swept up in their drama - the dashing aristocrat turned revolutionary Lord Edward Fitzgerald; the liberal, cultivated Countess of Moira, a terrible snob despite her support of Irish revolutionaires; the notorious philanderer Colonel George King, whose sexual debauchery was matched only by his appalling cruelty; Britain's cold calculating prime minister William Pitt and its mad ruler King George III."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description ""Daughters of Ireland brings to life the world of a glittering elite in an age of international revolution. When her daughters, Margaret and Mary, were at their most impressionable, Lady Kingsborough hired the firebrand feminist Mary Wollstonecraft to be their governess, little realizing how radically this would alter both girls' beliefs and characters. The tall, striking Margaret went on to provide crucial support to the United Irishmen in the days leading up to the Rebellion of 1798, while soft, pleasing Mary indulged in an illicit, and all but incestuous love affair that precipitated multiple tragedies.".".
- catalog description ""They were known as the Ascendancy, the dashing aristocratic elite that controlled Irish politics and society at the end of the eighteenth century - and at their pinnacle stood Caroline and Robert King, Lord and Lady Kingsborough of Mitchelstown Castle. Heirs to ancient estates and a vast fortune, Lord and Lady Kingsborough appeared to be blessed with everything but marital love - which only made the scandal that tore through their family more shocking. In 1798, at the height of a rebellion that was setting Ireland ablaze, Robert King was tried for the murder of his wife's cousin - a crime born of passion that proved to have extraordinary political implications.".
- catalog description "In her new book, Janet Todd unfolds the fascinating story of how this powerful Anglo-Irish family became entwined with the downfall not only of their class, but of their very way of life.".".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-338) and index.".
- catalog description "The price of a bride -- Married life -- Landlords of Ireland -- Aristocratic childhood -- The governess -- Marriage and separation -- Education of a rebel -- United Irishmen and the Orange Order -- Romance -- Murder and unrest -- Trial and conspiracy -- Rebellion -- Aftermath.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 346 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Daughters of Ireland.".
- catalog identifier "0345447646".
- catalog isFormatOf "Daughters of Ireland.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Ballantine Books,".
- catalog relation "Daughters of Ireland.".
- catalog spatial "Cork (Ireland : County) Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Ireland History Rebellion of 1798 Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Ireland".
- catalog spatial "Mitchelstown (Ireland) Biography.".
- catalog subject "941.507/092/2 B 22".
- catalog subject "Aristocracy (Social class) Ireland History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Authors, Irish 19th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "King, Mary Elizabeth, -1819.".
- catalog subject "Kingston, Robert King, Earl of, 1754-1799 Family.".
- catalog subject "Moore, Margaret King, 1772-1835.".
- catalog subject "PR5101.M343 Z89 2004".
- catalog subject "Trials (Murder) Ireland History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797 Friends and associates.".
- catalog subject "Women Ireland Biography.".
- catalog subject "Women and literature Ireland History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Women revolutionaries Ireland Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The price of a bride -- Married life -- Landlords of Ireland -- Aristocratic childhood -- The governess -- Marriage and separation -- Education of a rebel -- United Irishmen and the Orange Order -- Romance -- Murder and unrest -- Trial and conspiracy -- Rebellion -- Aftermath.".
- catalog title "Daughters of Ireland : the rebellious Kingsborough sisters and the making of a modern nation / Janet Todd.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".