Royal Survivor
A Life of Charles II
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.
Format: Book
Description: xiii, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
When Charles I was beheaded, Charles II escaped to Europe where he lived a life of incredible poverty, bedded a wide variety of women and sparred with his mother before he returned to England to restore the monarchy.This is a brilliant biography of Charles II, one of England's most glamorous kings. Coote introduces the reader to the drama and danger of an England torn by civil war, ruled over by a villainous Cromwell and populated with the lustful, rapacious and streetwise women Charles bedded on the road to his restored throne: Lady Castlemaine. Lady Porstmouth, Nell Gwyn and Hortense Mancini, among others.
Subjects:
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
ISBN:
031222687X
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Charles II | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
"First published in Great Britain in 1999 by Hodder and Stoughton"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-377) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-377) and index.