The old world and the new : the marriage and colonial adventures of Lord and Lady Northcote.

The old world and the new : the marriage and colonial adventures of Lord and Lady Northcote.

This is a story of landed aristocrats, Victorian politicians and nouveaux riches colonial entrepreneurs. It is about the impact on the old world of money made in colonial enterprises, and the cultural exchange resulting from colonial expansion; and it details the self-managed decline of a British up...

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Main Author: Taylor, Elizabeth (Biographer)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013
Subjects:
Northcote, Henry Stafford, > Baron, > 1846-1911.
Northcote, Alice Stephen, > Baroness, > 1852 or 1853-1934.
Diplomats > Great Britain > Biography.
Diplomats' spouses > Great Britain > Biography.
Aristocracy (Social class) > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century.
India > Politics and government > 1857-1919.
Australia > Politics and government > 1901-1945.
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