I received an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

As the title suggests, this book covers the people who would become the Dukes of Bolton. It starts around the start of the Stuart dynasty and continues on through when they were finally granted the peerage and the eventual decline of it. The family was extremely interesting. They lived through so much and had such interesting lives on their own. The only thing is that the book sometimes focused too much on the royals than the dukes and their families for my liking.

Think that dukes are all stuffy and boring? Think again! From suicides to run away lovers, and more - the Dukes of Bolton has had an interesting and colorful history. 

Through this book, you are going to watch as the family expands their holdings, survives the English Civil War, and navigates the murky waters that inevitably surrounds the monarchy - you can watch the family evolve and conform to the rules of society at the time. They were unafraid to push their agenda's, and even lie about being ill in order to hedge their bets against the ruling monarch at the time. Intrigue runs deep with this family!

I enjoyed this book, although there were a few times I felt as though I got lost, and had to untangle my way back to the family and figure out the dynamics. I did learn quite a bit, and it was highly informative with lots of great facts thrown in! I highly recommend this!