Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of notes concerning the French nobility. The manuscript begins with genealogical histories of various French noble houses, including those of Lorraine; Savoy; Languedoc; Luxembourg; and Orleans. Other en...
Description:
In French.
Subject (Geographic):
France., France, Switzerland., and Switzerland
Subject (Name):
Bouillon, Henri de la Tour-d'Auvergne, Duc de, 1555-1623. and Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.
Subject (Topic):
Genealogy, Nobility, Travelers' writings, English, Court and courtiers, Description and travel, Foreign relations, and Kings and rulers
Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of this description of the Low Countries, especially of their rulers, governments, and military forces. Includes observations on "The Archduke's Countrie" and on "Fraunce under Henry the 4th."
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Netherlands and France
Subject (Name):
Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610. and Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613.
Subject (Topic):
Armed Forces, Description and travel, Politics and government, and Militia
Holograph diary of a stay in Brussels and France after the Battle of Waterloo. Many of the author's observations reflect the recent battle; she reports, for example, on the celebrations in Brussels when its inhabitants receive news of Napoleon's surr...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
France, Great Britain, and Belgium
Subject (Name):
Eaton, Charlotte Ann (Waldie), 1788-1859., Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610., Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821., Waldie, John, 1781-1862., and Watts, Jane (Waldie), 1793-1826.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Travelers' writings, English, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Women authors, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
