James II (Penguin Monarchs) by David Womersley

James II (Penguin Monarchs) by David Womersley

SPECTATOR AND TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history. James managed, despite having access to tremendous reserves of good will and deference, to so alienate his supporters that he had to flee for his life. And yet, most of that life was spent not as king but first as heir to Charles II, as Duke of York (after whom New York is named) and then in the last part of his life as the first Jacobite 'Pretender', starting a problem that would haunt Britain's rulers for generations.

The little volumes of the 'Penguin Monarchs' series will be a matchless collection when completedAlready they provide a first-rate history of England, its monarchy and the effects of power on character. I've relished Anne Curry on Henry V, Stephen Alford on Edward V, David Womersley on James II and Roger Knight's William IV - but really there is not a dud among them. -- Richard Davenport-Hines * Spectator *

David Womersley is the Thomas Warton Professor of Literature at the University of Oxford. Among his interests are Jonathan Swift (he was the general editor of the CUP edition of Swift), Daniel Defoe and Edward Gibbon, whose Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire he edited for Penguin Classics.

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ISBN 13	9780141977065
ISBN 10	014197706X
Titel	James II (Penguin Monarchs)
Autor	David Womersley
Serie	Penguin Monarchs
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Penguin Books Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-04-30
Seitenanzahl	128
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