The King's Revenge: Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt in British History

by Michael Walsh

2021-01-01 07:19:38

A blistering narrative of one of the most exciting periods in British history that will appeal to readers of historical fiction and non-fiction alike When Charles I was executed, his son Charles II made it his role to search out retribution, producin... Read more
A blistering narrative of one of the most exciting periods in British history that will appeal to readers of historical fiction and non-fiction alike When Charles I was executed, his son Charles II made it his role to search out retribution, producing the biggest manhunt Britain had ever seen, one that would span Europe and America and last for 30 years. Men who had once been among the most powerful figures in England ended up on the scaffold, on the run, or in fear of the assassin's bullet. History has painted the regicides and their supporters as fanatical Puritans, but among them were remarkable men, including John Milton and Oliver Cromwell. This history brings these remarkable figures and this astonishing story vividly to life in an engrossing, bloody tale of plots, spies, betrayal, fear, and ambition. Less

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File size7.75 X 5 X 1 in
Print pages400
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
Publication date September 24, 2013
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780349123769
The author of more than fifteen novels and non-fiction books, MICHAEL WALSH was the classical music critic for Time Magazine and received the 2004 American Book Awards prize for fiction for his gangst...

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