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

Michael Walsh, Don Jordan

ISBN 10: 0349123764 / ISBN 13: 9780349123769

Published by Abacus 2013-08-01, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The King's Revenge: Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt in British History
• Publisher: Abacus 2013-08-01
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0349123764
• ISBN 13: 9780349123769
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 would last for thirty 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. Don Jordan and Michael Walsh bring these remarkable figures and this astonishing story vividly to life an engrossing, bloody tale of plots, spies, betrayal, fear and ambition.

About the Author

Don Jordan and Michael Walsh have each won awards for investigative journalism. Don Jordan has twice won a Blue Ribbon Award at the New York Film and Television Festival and Michael Walsh has won a Royal Television Society Award. Together they have written three books, including White Cargo, acclaimed by Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison as an 'extraordinary book'.