An Elizabethan Assassin: Theodore Paleologus: Seducer, Spy and Killer - Rilegato

Hall, John

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ISBN 10: 0750962615 ISBN 13: 9780750962612

Casa editrice: History Pr Ltd, 2015

Riassunto

The first biography of a mercurial character from the Elizabethan underworld – a seducer, spy and assassin

Claiming to be heir to the emperors of Byzantium, an exotic but elusive figure named Theodore Paleologus surfaced in mysterious circumstances in the Elizabethan underworld. This first biography of an extraordinary character presents new documentary evidence which supports his imperial pretensions—long dismissed by historians—but also exposes him as a seducer, a spy, and, most intriguingly of all, a ruthless assassin in the pay of the wicked Earl of Lincoln. In this remarkable account, award-winning author John Hall plots the real lives of Theodore Paleologus and his three sons—from contract killings to fighting in the Civil War and pioneering days in the Caribbean slave trade—and sets their story against parallel careers on the wilder shores of literature, ranging from dainty Regency verses to Magic Realism, along with crime thrillers, fantastic tales of reincarnation, the bloodline of Christ, and a claim to the throne of England.

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L'autore:

John Hall is a former journalist and the author of That Bloody Woman: The Turbulent Life of Emily Hobhouse.

Product Description:

In this first biography of Theodore Paleologus, new documentary evidence exposes him as a hardened mercenary and killer in the pay of the wicked Earl of Lincoln but also supports his imperial pretensions - long dismissed by historians. Yet despite his black record, memorial services are still conducted with imperial honours at Theodore's grave in Cornwall and he now enjoys a new lease of life in fantasy fiction. Award-winning author John Hall traces the extraordinary real lives of Theodore Paleologus and his three sons - from contract killings throughout Europe to fighting one another in the English Civil War, and from buccaneering on the Spanish Main to a pioneering role in the Caribbean slave trade. Their true story is contrasted with parallel lives on the wilder shores of literature which link Theodore to the bloodline of Christ, the biblical End of Days, and a claim to the throne of England. Here, Hall finally separates fact from fable in the patchy history of this legendary but elusive villain.

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• Editore: History Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0750962615
• ISBN 13: 9780750962612
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256