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They were known as the Ascendancy, the dashing aristocratic elite that controlled Irish politics and society at the end of the eighteenth century—and at their pinnacle stood Caroline and Robert King, Lord and Lady Kingsborough of Mitchelstown Castle. Heirs to ancient estates and a vast... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Margaret: Add a description of this character.
- Caroline
- Robert Edward
- Mary Wollstonecraft
- George Iii
- Wood
- Lake
- Henry Fitzgerald
- Stephen
- Lady Moira
- Pamela
- Shannon
- Adele
- Boyle
- Richard Lovell Edgeworth
- William
- Mitchelstown
- Magan
- George Ogle
- Jane
- Pitt
- Cork
- Clare
- Cornwallis
- Wolistonecraft
- Godwin
- Lady Kingsborough
- Higgins
- Curran
- Lady Louisa
- Sarah
- Grattan
- Helena
- Selina
- Lady Harcourt
- Tighe
- John Hartney
- Richard Fitzgerald
- James
Setting & Locations edit
- Ireland
- Dublin Castle
- England
- London
- United Irishmen
- France
- Lord Castlereagh
- Wexford
- Windsor
- Paris
- Kilworth
- Henrietta Street
- Lord Lieutenant
- Baron Kingston
- Eton
- Leinster
- Great Britain
- Moore Park
- White Knight
- Roscommon
- Prince Of Wales
- Mitcheistown
- Ise
- Belfast
- Europe
- United Irishman
- Limerick
- Italy
- Kildare
- America
- Camden
- Rome
- Mount Cashells
- Moira House
- Tipperary
- Merrion Square
- Pisa
First Sentence edit
IN MAY 1798 AN EARL WAS TRIED BEFORE HIS PEERS FOR THE murder of his wife's cousin.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Janet M. Todd (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 941
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Women
- Books › History › Europe › Ireland
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Ethnic & National › Irish
- Books › History › World
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical
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