Lord Minimus

Lord Minimus
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Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 0312316194
ISBN-13 : 9780312316198
Rating : 4/5 (198 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Lord Minimus by : Nick Page

Download or read book Lord Minimus written by Nick Page and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2003-08-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1628, as the guest of a lavish banquet thrown by the Duke of Buckingham, the newly married Queen Henrietta Maria watched as servants set a large pie in front of her. Before she could cut into it, the crust began to rise and from the pie emerged a tiny man, perfectly proportioned, but only 18 inches tall. Lord Minimus is the story of that man - Jeffrey Hudson. Jeffrey's was a life of splendor and riches; of piracy and slavery; of war, treachery, intrigue and death. From the lowest strata he rose to the courts of kings and queens and was celebrated by the finest artists of the day. As he grew older, his adventures grew even more bizarre. He was captured by pirates, killed an opponent in a duel, served as a slave in North Africa, and was falsely imprisoned. Yet tragically, Britain's smallest man died alone, abandoned by a society which no longer cared and which had long moved on to the next object of fashion. Lord Minimus is the first complete biography of Hudson. Nick Page draws on original, contemporary sources to weave a tale that is not only a thrilling biography, but also a fascinating insight into the seventeenth century.


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