Machine derived contents note: Introduction; 1. The rise to greatness; 2. French hegemony destroyed; 3. More victories but an endless war?; 4. Power ebbs away; Conclusion: Marlborough's reputation
Summary
This study sets Marlborough's career in its contexts: the royal Court of the last Stuart monarchs, the desperate struggle against French attempts to establish hegemony in western Europe and the bitter political strife in Britain between the Whig and the Tory parties
