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The Prisoner King - Charles I in Captivity (Hardcover)
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The Prisoner King - Charles I in Captivity (Hardcover)
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List price R615
Loot Price R508
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You Save R107 (17%)
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Much has been written about Charles I's reign, about the brutal
civil war into which his pursuit of unfettered power plunged the
realm, and about the Commonwealth regime that followed his defeat
and execution. His reign is one that shaped the future of the
British monarch, and his legacy still remains with us today. After
more than half a century of comparative neglect, The Prisoner King
provides a new and much needed re-examination of the crucial period
encompassing Charles I's captivity after his surrender to the Scots
at Newark in May 1646. Not only were the subsequent months before
his trial a time when the human dimension of the king's predicament
assumed unparalleled intensity, they were also a critical watershed
when the entire nation stood at the most fateful of crossroads. For
Charles himself, as subterfuge, espionage and assassination rumours
escalated on all fronts, escape attempts foundered, and tensions
with his absent wife mounted agonisingly, the test was supreme.
Yet, in a painful passage involving both stubborn impenitence and
uncommon fortitude in the face of 'barbarous usage' by his captors,
the 'Man of Blood' would ultimately come to merit his unique place
in history as England's 'martyr king'.
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