Author: Pauline Conolly
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN: 0719814812
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The Water Doctor's Daughters is the fascinating tale of Dr James Marsden, a wealthy nineteenth-century homeopathist and water-cure practitioner, and his troubled family life. Though Marsden's children grew up knowing some of the most famous personalities of the day, including Charles Darwin and Alfred Tennyson, they were severely emotionally deprived. Their mother had died in childbirth and Marsden himself was both self-absorbed and autocratic. In 1852 he employed French born Celestine Doudet as a governess. Doudet came highly recommended, having once served as wardrobe mistress to Queen Victoria. Within weeks she had accused the doctor's five young daughters of 'self-abuse'. Marsden urged the governess to do everything in her power to 'cure' them, condoning the use of physical restraints and insisting on a rigid homeopathic diet aimed at decreasing sensuality. By the autumn of 1853 Marian Marsden and her sister Lucy were dead and the governess was charged with manslaughter and cruelty. Two sensational trials followed, but who was more culpable - the girls' father or their governess?
The Water Doctor's Daughters
Author: Pauline Conolly
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN: 0719814812
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The Water Doctor's Daughters is the fascinating tale of Dr James Marsden, a wealthy nineteenth-century homeopathist and water-cure practitioner, and his troubled family life. Though Marsden's children grew up knowing some of the most famous personalities of the day, including Charles Darwin and Alfred Tennyson, they were severely emotionally deprived. Their mother had died in childbirth and Marsden himself was both self-absorbed and autocratic. In 1852 he employed French born Celestine Doudet as a governess. Doudet came highly recommended, having once served as wardrobe mistress to Queen Victoria. Within weeks she had accused the doctor's five young daughters of 'self-abuse'. Marsden urged the governess to do everything in her power to 'cure' them, condoning the use of physical restraints and insisting on a rigid homeopathic diet aimed at decreasing sensuality. By the autumn of 1853 Marian Marsden and her sister Lucy were dead and the governess was charged with manslaughter and cruelty. Two sensational trials followed, but who was more culpable - the girls' father or their governess?
Publisher: Robert Hale
ISBN: 0719814812
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
The Water Doctor's Daughters is the fascinating tale of Dr James Marsden, a wealthy nineteenth-century homeopathist and water-cure practitioner, and his troubled family life. Though Marsden's children grew up knowing some of the most famous personalities of the day, including Charles Darwin and Alfred Tennyson, they were severely emotionally deprived. Their mother had died in childbirth and Marsden himself was both self-absorbed and autocratic. In 1852 he employed French born Celestine Doudet as a governess. Doudet came highly recommended, having once served as wardrobe mistress to Queen Victoria. Within weeks she had accused the doctor's five young daughters of 'self-abuse'. Marsden urged the governess to do everything in her power to 'cure' them, condoning the use of physical restraints and insisting on a rigid homeopathic diet aimed at decreasing sensuality. By the autumn of 1853 Marian Marsden and her sister Lucy were dead and the governess was charged with manslaughter and cruelty. Two sensational trials followed, but who was more culpable - the girls' father or their governess?
Worcestershire
Author: Alan Brooks
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300112986
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Previous ed.: Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1968, by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300112986
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Previous ed.: Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1968, by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Mere Theology
Author: Will Vaus
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830827824
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Will Vaus masterfully brings together Lewis's thought from throughout his voluminous writings to provide us a full-orbed look into his beliefs on twenty-five Christian themes.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830827824
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Will Vaus masterfully brings together Lewis's thought from throughout his voluminous writings to provide us a full-orbed look into his beliefs on twenty-five Christian themes.
Stained Glass in England During the Middle Ages
Author: Richard Marks
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134967500
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
First published in 1993. The first modern study of the medium, this book considers stained glass in relation to architecture and other arts, and by examining contemporary documents, it throws valuable light on workshop organisation, prices and patronage.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134967500
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
First published in 1993. The first modern study of the medium, this book considers stained glass in relation to architecture and other arts, and by examining contemporary documents, it throws valuable light on workshop organisation, prices and patronage.
The Medieval Tiles of Wales
Author: J. M. Lewis
Publisher: National Museum Wales
ISBN: 9780720004601
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
A detailed study of Welsh finds from the medieval period, when tiles floors were first fashionable, and the manufacture of the earthenware tiles was at its height
Publisher: National Museum Wales
ISBN: 9780720004601
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
A detailed study of Welsh finds from the medieval period, when tiles floors were first fashionable, and the manufacture of the earthenware tiles was at its height
The Churchman's companion
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Monasticon Anglicanum
Author: William Dugdale
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abbeys
Languages : la
Pages : 762
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abbeys
Languages : la
Pages : 762
Book Description
The Grotesque in Church Art
Author: Thomas Tindall Wildridge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian art and symbolism
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian art and symbolism
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
English Medieval Knight 1200–1300
Author: Christopher Gravett
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841761442
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The 13th century was a time of change for knights in England. They were faced with rising costs and increasing demands on their time for local government because of their very status in society, until knighthood itself was sometimes avoided. This period saw as well the development of the tournament from the wild team events of the early years of the century to the single jousts with blunt lance. Campaign life in the 13th century also embraced several theatres of war including the baronial revolt against King John, the Barons' Wars of Simon de Montfort (also known as the Second Barons' War, (1264–1267)), and the Welsh and Scottish wars of Edward I. This title also covers the use and development of arms, armour, costume and other equipment.
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841761442
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The 13th century was a time of change for knights in England. They were faced with rising costs and increasing demands on their time for local government because of their very status in society, until knighthood itself was sometimes avoided. This period saw as well the development of the tournament from the wild team events of the early years of the century to the single jousts with blunt lance. Campaign life in the 13th century also embraced several theatres of war including the baronial revolt against King John, the Barons' Wars of Simon de Montfort (also known as the Second Barons' War, (1264–1267)), and the Welsh and Scottish wars of Edward I. This title also covers the use and development of arms, armour, costume and other equipment.
Great Britain
Author: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description