Author: Stephen Coote
Title: Royal Survivor: Life Of Charles II
Description: Sceptre 2000 Paperback, 396pp. The biographer of several prominent English literary figures (including Byron and Keats) turns his attention to a wily politician in this lively portrait of Charles II (1630-85). When he assumed the throne in 1660, Charles had already survived his father's 1649 execution during the English civil war and years of uneasy exile. His restoration had more to do with England's yearning for peace than any desire to reestablish the monarchy's ancient rights, in which Charles fervently believed, and Coote shows the king wielding personal authority and considerable guile to assert prerogatives that his parliament was determined to restrict. Some foxing; bookshop stamp inside. (ISBN: 9780340696194). Good.

Keywords: History, Royalty, Biography9780340696194 9780340696194


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