- Hardcover: 422 pages
- Publisher: Book Guild Ltd (28 Sep 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846246113
- ISBN-13: 978-1846246111
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.6 x 4.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,407,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Robert Haynes, born in 1769 and heir to a large sugar plantation, was destined to become an important public figure in early-nineteenth-century Barbados, rising to Lieutenant-General of Militia (the 'General') and later the Speaker of the House of Assembly. He took great pride in his family origins, believing himself to be descended from a Berkshire family traceable back to the time of Henry VIII, and wrote it all down in his 'notes', first published in 1910. This book examines every claim made by the General and reconstructs his family history from the early sixteenth century into the seventeenth, their departure for Barbados and their emergence as notable sugar planters (and slave owners), and as members of the legislature in the eighteenth and nineteenth.
It is a warts-and-all narrative, taking us behind the scenes for a glimpse of the working of the Elizabethan royal household, where three Haynes brothers were employed, two being dismissed for dishonesty and the other narrowly escaping being embroiled in a Catholic conspiracy. On Barbados the family survived volcanic eruptions, devastating hurricanes and tornadoes and the slave rebellion of 1816. At least one family member was a notable pirate.
It is a warts-and-all narrative, taking us behind the scenes for a glimpse of the working of the Elizabethan royal household, where three Haynes brothers were employed, two being dismissed for dishonesty and the other narrowly escaping being embroiled in a Catholic conspiracy. On Barbados the family survived volcanic eruptions, devastating hurricanes and tornadoes and the slave rebellion of 1816. At least one family member was a notable pirate.
About the Author
Stewart Johnson is a retired pharmacologist and medical practitioner. He has qualifications in Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology, and was formerly involved in the clinical development of new medicines in the pharmaceutical industry at Medical Director and Senior Vice President level. He has held university appointments in London and Edinburgh and is Reader Emeritus in Pharmacology at the University of London. His book on the traditional herbal remedy, feverfew, generated wide international interest in the media, and he has also written or co-written over 80 published articles. Stewart lives near Reading.
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