Charles II : the star king
Jackson, Clare, 1972-2018
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Charles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints and pub signs, and in his complicated mix of lasciviousness, cynicism and luxury. His father's execution and his own many years of exile made him a guarded, curious, unusually self-conscious ruler. He lived through some of the most striking events in the national history - from the Civil Wars to the Great Plague, from the Fire of London to the wars with the Dutch. Clare Jackson's marvellous book takes full advantage of its irrepressible subject.
Main title:
Charles II : the star king / Clare Jackson.
Author:
Jackson, Clare, 1972-, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2018.
Collation:
129 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: UK: Allen Lane, 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141987453 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.066092920
LC class:
DA445
Language:
English
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BRN:
2236839
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