To Catch A King: Charles Ii&Apos S Great Escape Spencer William Collins Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

How Did The Most Wanted Man In Country Outwit Greatest Manhunt British History? January 1649 King Charles I Was Beheaded London Outside His Palace Of Whitehall And Britain Became A Republic When Eldest Son Returned 1651 To Fight For Throne He Crushed By Might Cromwell’s Armies At Battle Worcester With 3 000 Supporters Lying Dead 10 Taken Prisoner It Seemed As If Dreams Power Had Been Dashed Surely Foregone Conclusion That Would Now Be Caught Follow Father Block? Six Foot Two Inches Tall Prince Towered Over Contemporaries Dark Skin Inherited From French-Italian Mother Stood Out Crowd Fare On Run Soldiers Tail Vast Price Head? Next Weeks Form Memorable Dramatic Charles’ Life Pursued Relentlessly Ran Using Disguise Deception Relying Grit Fortitude Good Luck Suffered Grievously Through Cause Hopeless Hid An Oak Tree – Event So Fabled 400 English Pubs Are Named Royal Commemoration Less Well-Known Events Include Witnessing Village Wild Celebrations Erroneous News Killing Ordeal Medical Student Wrongly Imprisoned Because Similarity Looks Disguised Himself Servant One Half Eloping Couple Once Restored Ii Told Tale Escapades Samuel Pepys Who Transcribed All This Gripping Action-Packed True Adventure Story Based Extensive Archive Material Spencer Bestselling Author Killers Uses Pepys’s Account Many Others Retell Epic Σελίδες: 336 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm