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Cavalier and King of Man
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781913118860
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Helion and Company
368 Pages
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, was a pivotal figure in the Civil War in Lancashire, between 1642-51, and in governance of North-West of England across a quarter of a Century. As Lord of the Isle of Man, he enjoyed quasi-royal powers and fostered a court culture on the island which expressed itself through poetry, plays, masques and conspicuous d
The Great Fire of London
An Eyewitness Account
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781526793423
Pub Date: 2024-05-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
216 Pages
The Great Fire of London, in September 1666, is one of those events forever etched in the collective psyche. It is on the national curriculum and is constantly revisited through new documentaries, books,...
Actresses of the Restoration Period
Mrs Elizabeth Barry and Mrs Anne Bracegirdle
Price: $42.95
ISBN: 9781399064804
Pub Date: 2023-01-19
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
This insightful biography places Elizabeth and Anne back in the limelight, and includes transcriptions taken from contemporary works, letters, poems and wills, all adding depth and color to this fascinating subject.
The Duke of Monmouth
Life and Rebellion
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781399075145
Pub Date: 2022-11-29
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
160 Pages
He was the illegitimate son of a king, a gallant and brave military hero, charming, handsome and well loved both within the court and with women; James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, had the life many would have envied in the seventeenth century.
A Sword for Christ
The Republican Era in Great Britain and Ireland
Price: $44.95
ISBN: 9781780276922
Pub Date: 2021-11-02
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Birlinn
416 Pages
Drawing on the latest research and established sources, A Sword for Christ offers a new and stimulating perspective on the 15-year period between 1645 and 1660, when Oliver Cromwell attempted to create a new type of 'Godly' state after the execution of Charles I.
Charles I's Executioners
Civil War, Regicide and the Republic
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781526761842
Pub Date: 2020-12-11
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
On an icy winter’s day in January 1649, a unique event in English history took place on a scaffold outside of Whitehall: Charles I, King of England, was executed.
A History of Death in 17th Century England
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781526755261
Pub Date: 2020-11-23
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
208 Pages
Death was a constant presence in the lives of the rich and poor alike in seventeenth-century England, being much more visible in everyday existence than it is today. It is a highly important and surprisingly captivating part of the epic story of England during the turbulent years of the 1600s.
Espionage in the Divided Stuart Dynasty
1685-1715
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781526748522
Pub Date: 2020-11-23
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
200 Pages
King James II was the Catholic king of a Protestant nation, but he had inherited a secure crown and was able to put down the rebellion by his nephew the Duke of Monmouth. In just over three years James had been deserted by those he loved and trusted and had to flee to France in exile.
Cavalier and King of Man
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781913118860
Pub Date: 2024-12-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Helion and Company
368 Pages
The Great Fire of London
An Eyewitness Account
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781526793423
Pub Date: 2024-05-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
216 Pages
Actresses of the Restoration Period
Mrs Elizabeth Barry and Mrs Anne Bracegirdle
Price: $42.95
ISBN: 9781399064804
Pub Date: 2023-01-19
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
The Duke of Monmouth
Life and Rebellion
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781399075145
Pub Date: 2022-11-29
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
160 Pages
A Sword for Christ
The Republican Era in Great Britain and Ireland
Price: $44.95
ISBN: 9781780276922
Pub Date: 2021-11-02
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Birlinn
416 Pages
Charles I's Executioners
Civil War, Regicide and the Republic
Price: $39.95
ISBN: 9781526761842
Pub Date: 2020-12-11
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
224 Pages
A History of Death in 17th Century England
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781526755261
Pub Date: 2020-11-23
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
208 Pages
Espionage in the Divided Stuart Dynasty
1685-1715
Price: $49.95
ISBN: 9781526748522
Pub Date: 2020-11-23
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Pen and Sword History
200 Pages