For pure heroism and nobility it would be difficult to match the "Great Marquess", described by Thomas Carlyle as the noblest of the Cavaliers. He seems to many to belong with the knights of epic chivalry, inspiring his contemporaries to remarkable feats of valour and leaving behind him a legend which, fostered by fellow countrymen such as Sir Walter Scott and John Buchan, has endured to this day. This new, fully illustrated edition of C.V. Wedgwood's...