The King's Revenge
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The King's Revenge

  1. 400 pages
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The King's Revenge

About this book

When Charles I was executed, his son made it his role to seek out retribution, producing the biggest manhunt Britain had ever seen, one that would span Europe and America and would last for thirty years. When he ascended to the throne in 1660 as Charles II, his search for revenge intensified, with show trials in London and assassination squads scouring foreign countries. Many of the most senior figures in England were hanged, drawn and quartered; imprisoned for life; or consigned to a self-imposed exile, in constant fear of the assassin's bullet.History has painted the regicides and their supporters as fanatics, but among them were exceptional men, including John Milton, poetic genius and political propagandist; Oliver Cromwell's steely son-in-law, Henry Ireton; and the errant son of an earl, Algernon Sidney, whose writings helped inspire the founders of the American Revolution. Cromwell himself was subjected to the most bizarre symbolic revenge when—though long-dead—his body was disinterred and beheaded.Set in an age of intrigue and betrayal, The King's Revenge brings these remarkable figures vividly to life in an engrossing tale of ambition, double agents, and espionage.

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781681771687
eBook ISBN
9781681772028
Topic
History
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. 1. The Watchtower
  6. 2. ‘That Man of Blood’ – January 1647–January 1649
  7. 3. A Wicked Design – 8 January–27 January 1649
  8. 4. Execution – 29 January–7 February 1649
  9. 5. Propaganda and Assassination – January 1649–October 1651
  10. 6. ‘The Honour of Dying for the People’ – April 1653–August 1658
  11. 7. After Oliver – September 1658–October 1659
  12. 8. The Invader – October 1659–February 1660
  13. 9. The Round-up Begins – February–April 1660
  14. 10. Exodus – April–May 1660
  15. 11. Death List – May–September 1660
  16. 12. ‘The Guilt of Blood’ – 8–12 October 1660
  17. 13. Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t – 13–19 October 1660
  18. 14. Disinterred – November 1660–April 1661
  19. 15. Bloodhounds – May–September 1661
  20. 16. On the Word of a King – September 1661–July 1663
  21. 17. The Tightening Net – 1663–1665
  22. 18. Plans to Invade and Hopes Dashed – 1665–1692
  23. 19. Epilogue: the Legacy of the Regicides
  24. Appendix I: The Regicides and their Fate
  25. Appendix II: People
  26. Notes
  27. Bibliography
  28. Acknowledgements
  29. Illustrations
  30. Index
  31. Copyright