{"product_id":"lady-rachel-russell-9781421432236","title":"Lady Rachel Russell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1987. Lady Rachel Russell (16371723) was regarded as one of the best women by many of the most powerful people of her time. Wife of Lord William Russell, the prominent Whig opponent of King Charles II who was executed for treason in 1683, Lady Russell emerged as a political figure in her own right during the Glorious Revolution and throughout her forty-year widowhood. Award-winning historian Lois G. Schwoerer has written a biography that illuminates both the political life and the lives of women in late Stuart England. Lady Russell's interest in politics and religion blossomed during her marriage to Lord Russell and after his death: as William became a Whig martyr, Rachel became a Whig saint. Her wealth, contacts, and role as her husband's surrogate gave her considerable influence to intercede in high government appointments, lend support in elections, and exchange favors with her friend Mary of Orange. In her domestic life she similarly took steps usually reser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchwoerer's biography of Lady Rachel Russell is well researched and is informative about the political scene in late 17th and early 18th century England.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNote on Dating, Style, and Address\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Background and Beginnings\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. First Marriage, 1654–1667, to the Honorable Francis Vaughan\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Second Marriage, 1669, to the Honorable William Russell\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Domestic Life, 1669–1683\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Politics, 1673–1683\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Trial and Execution of Lord Russell, July 1683\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Widowhood, 1683–1688\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Prime Years, 1689–1702\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Declining Years and Death, 1702–1723\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: The Family of Lady Rachel Russell\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations and Short Titles\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408131891543,"sku":"9781421432236","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421432236.jpg?v=1730501702","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lady-rachel-russell-9781421432236","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}