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The Audacious Crimes Of Colonel Blood
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Author : Robert Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-05-14
The Audacious Crimes Of Colonel Blood written by Robert Hutchinson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'A marvellous romp' The Times 'The clash of blades, the whizzing bullets and galloping hooves guarantee nonstop adventure' Literary Review In May 1671, Colonel Blood became the only person ever to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. How did he succeed? Why did King Charles II decide to pardon him, and hire him as his personal spy? In a page-turning narrative that reads like a thriller, Robert Hutchinson tells the compelling story of Colonel Blood: turncoat, fugitive, double agent - and the most wanted man in Restoration England.
The Audacious Crimes Of Colonel Blood
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Author : Robert Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Audacious Crimes Of Colonel Blood written by Robert Hutchinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Great Britain categories.
'THE AUDACIOUS CRIMES OF COLONEL BLOOD is television mini-series material ... the clash of blades, the whizzing bullets and galloping hooves guarantee nonstop adventure.' Jonathan Keates, LITERARY REVIEW One morning in May 1671, a man disguised as a parson daringly attempted to seize the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Astonishingly, he managed to escape with the regalia and crown before being apprehended. And yet he was not executed for treason. Instead, the king granted him a generous income and he became a familiar strutting figure in the royal court's glittering state apartments. This man was Colonel Thomas Blood, a notorious turncoat and fugitive from justice. Nicknamed the 'Father of all Treasons', he had been involved in an attempted coup d'état in Ireland as well as countless plots to assassinate Charles II. In an age when gossip and intrigue ruled the coffee houses, the restored Stuart king decided Blood was more useful to him alive than dead. But while serving as his personal spy, Blood was conspiring with his enemies. At the same time he hired himself out as a freelance agent for those seeking to further their political ambition. In THE AUDACIOUS CRIMES OF COLONEL BLOOD bestselling historian Robert Hutchinson paints a vivid portrait of a double agent bent on ambiguous political and personal motivation, and provides an extraordinary account of the perils and conspiracies that abounded in Restoration England.
Colonel Blood
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Author : Max Peacock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
Colonel Blood written by Max Peacock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with categories.
Henry Viii
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Author : Robert Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-04-04
Henry Viii written by Robert Hutchinson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-04 with History categories.
The Tudors retained only a precarious grip on the crown of England, founded on a title that was both tenuous and legally flimsy. This left them preoccupied by two major obsessions: the necessity for a crop of lusty male heirs to continue the bloodline, and the elimination of threats from dynastic rivals. None was cursed more by this rampant insecurity than Henry VIII, who embodied not only the power and imperial majesty of the monarchy, but also England's military might. His health always had huge political consequences at home and overseas - hence his unbridled hypochondria. Drawing on the latest historical and medical research, Robert Hutchinson reveals the extent to which the king also grappled with accelerating geriatric decay in his last six years, made more acute by medical conditions that were not only painful but transformed the monarch into a 28-stone psychotic monster, suspicious of everyone around him, including those most dear to him.
The Spanish Armada
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Author : Robert Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher: Phoenix
Release Date : 2014
The Spanish Armada written by Robert Hutchinson and has been published by Phoenix this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Armada, 1588 categories.
A dramatic blow-by-blow account of the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English fleet - a tale of derring-do and disaster on the high seas by one of our best narrative historians.
Thomas Cromwell
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Author : Robert Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher: Orion Publishing Company
Release Date : 2008
Thomas Cromwell written by Robert Hutchinson and has been published by Orion Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Great Britain categories.
The rise and fall of Henry's notorious minister - the most corrupt Chancellor in English history
The Last Days Of Henry Viii
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Author : Robert Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher: Orion
Release Date : 2006
The Last Days Of Henry Viii written by Robert Hutchinson and has been published by Orion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Great Britain categories.
Henry VIII 'has no respect or fear of anyone in this world', wrote the Spanish ambassador to his court. He ruled England with Stalinist ruthlessness, executing (at a conservative estimate) 150,000 people from a population of less than 3 million souls. But after 35 years in power, he was a bloated, hideously obese, black-humoured old man, rarely seen in public. He had striven all his life to ensure the survival of his dynasty by siring legitimate sons, yet his only male heir was eight-year-old Prince Edward. It was increasingly obvious that when Henry died, real power in England would be exercised by a regent. The prospect of that prize spurred the rival court factions into deadly conflict. Robert Hutchinson has spent several years in original archival research. He advances a genuinely new theory of Henry's medical history and the cause of his death; he has unearthed some fabulous eyewitness material and papers from death warrants, ...
Historical Dictionary Of The British Monarchy
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Author : Kenneth John Panton
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023
Historical Dictionary Of The British Monarchy written by Kenneth John Panton and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with History categories.
Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 800 cross-referenced entries that cover significant events, places, institutions, and other aspects of British culture, economics, politics, and society.
House Of Treason
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Author : Robert Hutchinson
language : en
Publisher: Gollancz
Release Date : 2009
House Of Treason written by Robert Hutchinson and has been published by Gollancz this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Robert Hutchinson made his debut as a popular historian with the critically acclaimed and commercially successful LAST DAYS OF HENRY VIII. His biography of Sir Francis Walsingham, ELIZABETH'S SPY MASTER was published in 2006. This new biography works as both a sequel and 'prequel' to his existing books, telling the dramatic story of the Dukes of Norfolk. The richest and most powerful noble family in Britain, after the king himself, they regarded themselves as the power behind the throne and regularly tried to act as 'kingmakers'. Thomas Howard, the second duke, fought for Richard III at Bosworth and was imprisoned in the Tower by Henry VII. A brilliant politician, he negotiated his way out and became a key minister in the new Tudor regime. Late in life he commanded the English army that annihilated the Scots at Flodden in 1513. However, his descendants were a louche lot of plotters and conspirators; Henry VIII and Elizabeth I both beheaded a Norfolk for treason (although another led the Royal Navy against the Spanish Armada). The rise and fall of this mighty dynasty sheds new light on the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII and Elizabeth as well as providing enormous entertainment.
Colonel Thomas Blood Crownstealer 1618 1680
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Author : Wilbur Cortez Abbott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
Colonel Thomas Blood Crownstealer 1618 1680 written by Wilbur Cortez Abbott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Crown jewels categories.