{"product_id":"courtier-scholar-and-man-of-the-sword-9780192847225","title":"Courtier Scholar and Man of the Sword","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Herbert of Cherbury was a flamboyant Stuart courtier, soldier, and diplomat, known for his duelling and extravagance but also for his great intellect. His life and writings offer a unique window into the aristocratic world and culture of the early seventeenth century and the outbreak and impact of the Thirty Years War and British Civil Wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction GREAT EXPECTATIONS 1: A Promising Youth 2: Chafing at the Bit COURTLY ADVENTURES 3: French Leave 4: Courtier and Swordsman 5: Citizen of the World DIPLOMATIC INTERVENTIONS 6: Changing Times 7: My Lord, the Ambassador 8: The Fickleness of Princes INTELLECTUAL OCCUPATIONS 9: Intellectual Ambitions and Interests 10: Philosopher and Theologian 11: Royal Historian 12: Musician and Poet COURT AND COUNTRY 13: Noble Preoccupations 14: 'Treacherous Herbert' or Man of Honour? Epilogue","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732594504023,"sku":"9780192847225","price":114.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780192847225.jpg?v=1719997575","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/courtier-scholar-and-man-of-the-sword-9780192847225","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}