Project Gutenberg 2020-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 280 Longueville, Thomas 1844 1922 De Longueville, Thomas Longueville, Thomas de The First Duke and Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne E-text prepared by MWS, Fiona Holmes, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The First Duke and Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne" by Thomas Longueville is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the lives and times of William Cavendish, the first Duke of Newcastle, and his wife, Margaret, who was a notable writer and poet of the 17th century. It delves into their remarkable biographies against the backdrop of the tumultuous political landscape of their era, including the English Civil War and the struggles surrounding the monarchy. The opening of this work sets the scene by establishing the author’s intent to illuminate the lives of the first Duke and Duchess of Newcastle while inviting readers to explore historical documents and manuscripts that shed light on their experiences. Longueville introduces readers to the early life of William Cavendish and highlights the significance of his influential family background. The text touches on the Duke's progression through the ranks of nobility, his political aspirations, and his relationship with renowned figures of the time, paving the way for a deeper exploration of their legacies as rulers, influencers, and patrons in a transformative period of English history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676 Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674 Great Britain -- History -- 1625-1676 DA Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Royalty Category: History - Warfare 587680 2025-09-24T13:05:17.487612 text/html 568932 2024-10-18T03:16:53 text/html 1629759 2025-09-24T13:05:28.269553 application/epub+zip 1628329 2025-09-24T13:05:19.391727 application/epub+zip 302898 2025-09-24T13:05:18.425552 application/epub+zip 1791311 2025-09-24T13:05:33.983034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1746713 2025-09-24T13:05:27.191524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423423 2022-09-28T01:32:30.254996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452332 2025-09-24T13:05:16.068587 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 432316 2024-10-18T03:16:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17451 2025-09-24T13:05:34.129998 application/rdf+xml 11346 2025-09-24T13:05:18.559653 image/jpeg 1835 2025-09-24T13:05:18.492584 image/jpeg 1545422 2025-09-24T13:05:17.570718 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog