456 Pages
by
Routledge
450 Pages
by
Routledge
456 Pages
by
Routledge
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Charles Carlton's biography of the `monarch of the Civil Wars' was praised for its distinctive psychological portrait of Charles I when it was first published in 1983. Challenging conventional interpretations of the king, as well as questioning orthodox historical assumptions concerning the origins and development of the Civil Wars, the book quickly established itself as the definitive biography.... Read more
Preface 'That memorable scene', Preface to the second edition, I The duke 'far out of order', II 'The illustrious hope of Great Britain', III 'Baby Charles', 'Steenie' and their 'Dear Dad', IV 'The voyage of the Knights of Adventure', V 'The young folks shall have their world', VI 'Our only lawful, lineal and rightful liege Lord', VII 'A shameful return', VIII To 'take that slime away', IX 'Sovereignty maintained above all', X A family at 'full peace and tranquillity', XI 'His own direction and commandment', XII 'That fatal book', XIII 'The Government all in pieces', XIV 'To fight for my crown and my dignity', XV 'These times are ones of public danger', XVI 'The battle of all for all', XVII 'What way to walk', XVIII 'Remember thy end', XIX 'An incorruptible crown', Abbreviations, Notes, Index
Biography
Christopher Durston
