Edmund Burke of Beaconsfield"This portrait of the private Burke is based upon the largely unpublished correspondence of his wife Jane Nugent Burke and other family members, the published and unpublished correspondence of those who knew him, relevant public records, and local lore. Since Burke was an Irishman living in England and an outsider making his way between the English aristocracy and Whig peers, his domestic and private lives are important factors in his success. Private friendships had to do for Burke what family connections did for English public officials. In essence, the dynamic interrelationship between Burke's private life and public identity is a key to understanding his politics."--BOOK JACKET. |
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... Catholic , and the Burkes ' only surviving daughter , Juliana , 1 was raised in her mother's religion . His father , a member of the established church , reared his sons in that tradi- tion . In 1709 the penal laws were instituted both ...
... Catholic , and the Burkes ' only surviving daughter , Juliana , 1 was raised in her mother's religion . His father , a member of the established church , reared his sons in that tradi- tion . In 1709 the penal laws were instituted both ...
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... Catholic bishops of the Western District , and Catholic gentry traveled there to take the waters . Thus , in her physician - father's house , Jane lived among a vital Catholic community and quite possibly became part of it by ...
... Catholic bishops of the Western District , and Catholic gentry traveled there to take the waters . Thus , in her physician - father's house , Jane lived among a vital Catholic community and quite possibly became part of it by ...
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... Catholic chapel there as a favor to Dr. Nugent . That would have been possible only if Jane were a practicing Catholic at the time because it is highly unlikely that a Catholic priest would marry two Protes- tants just as a favor to a ...
... Catholic chapel there as a favor to Dr. Nugent . That would have been possible only if Jane were a practicing Catholic at the time because it is highly unlikely that a Catholic priest would marry two Protes- tants just as a favor to a ...
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