A King Condemned: The Trial and Execution of Charles I - Brossura

Wedgwood, C. V.

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ISBN 10: 1848856881 ISBN 13: 9781848856882

Casa editrice: Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2011

Riassunto

The reign of Charles I, defined by religious conflict, a titanic power struggle with Parliament, and culminating in the English Civil Wars, the execution of the king, and the brief abolition of the monarchy, was one of the most turbulent in English history. Six years after the First Civil War began, and following Charles’ support for the failed Royalist uprising of the Second Civil War, an act of Parliament was passed that produced something unprecedented in the history of England: the trial of an English king on a capital charge. There followed ten extraordinary weeks that finally drew to a dark end on January 30, 1649, when Charles was beheaded in Whitehall. In this acclaimed account, C. V. Wedgwood recreates the dramatic events of the trial and Charles’s final days, to vividly bring to life the main actors in this tragic and compelling story

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Recensione:

'The best narrative historian writing in the English language.' --Lawrence Stone, New York Review of Books

'Her gifts are splendid and altogether exceptional. She is a great craftswoman and a great writer.' --Sir John Plumb

'Most distinguished, [she] is the dream of the history fan. A scholar of unimpeachable diligence and accuracy, she also possesses the double literary gift of lucid exposition and brilliant portrayal.' --The Chicago Sunday Tribune

L'autore:

C. V. Wedgwood (1910-1997) was a noted British historian and expert on the English Civil Wars, as well as a successful lecturer and broadcaster. Her biography William the Silent was awarded the 1944 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and her iconic The Thirty Years War remains in print over 70 years after first publication.

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• Editore: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848856881
• ISBN 13: 9781848856882
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 253