The King And The Gentleman by Derek Wilson
The chronicle of the first half of the 17th century is an account of the conflict between Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell and the beliefs that impelled them. King and subject were almost exact contemporaries (19 months separated their birth dates). Both were possessed by a deep sense of divine mission, profoundly religious and immovably stubborn. Their ideals set them on a collision course which culminated in one of the most dramatic events in British history: the execution of a reigning sovereign on 30 January 1649. This book parallels the lives of the foreign-born aesthete-prince and the down-to-earth representative of a struggling squirearchy.
Derek Wilson graduated from Cambridge in 1961 and spent several years travelling and teaching in Africa before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster in 1971. His highly acclaimed and bestselling books include Rothschild- A Story of Wealth and Power, Sweet Robin- Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, Hans Holbein- Portrait of an Unknown Man and A Tudor tapestry- Men, Women and Society in Reformation England. He has scripted and presented numerous radio and TV programmes. Derek Wilson is married and lives in Devon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712666381 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712666389 |
| Title | The King And The Gentleman |
| Author | Derek Wilson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2000-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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