Prisoner King

Charles I in Captivity

Biography & Memoir, Royalty, Nonfiction, History, British
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Author: John Matusiak ISBN: 9780750985048
Publisher: The History Press Publication: September 4, 2017
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: John Matusiak
ISBN: 9780750985048
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: September 4, 2017
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

After more than half a century of comparative neglect, the crucial period encompassing Charles I's captivity after his surrender to the Scots at Newark in 1646 is ripe for re-examination—with new perspectives and insights based on up-to-date research. The months before his trial were a critical watershed when the entire nation stood at a fateful crossroads. For Charles himself, as subterfuge, espionage, and assassination rumors escalated on all fronts, escape attempts foundered, and tensions with his absent wife mounted, the test was supreme. Yet, in a painful passage involving both stubborn impenitence and uncommon fortitude in the face of "barbarous usage" by his captors, the "Man of Blood" came to merit his unique place in history as England's "martyr king."

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After more than half a century of comparative neglect, the crucial period encompassing Charles I's captivity after his surrender to the Scots at Newark in 1646 is ripe for re-examination—with new perspectives and insights based on up-to-date research. The months before his trial were a critical watershed when the entire nation stood at a fateful crossroads. For Charles himself, as subterfuge, espionage, and assassination rumors escalated on all fronts, escape attempts foundered, and tensions with his absent wife mounted, the test was supreme. Yet, in a painful passage involving both stubborn impenitence and uncommon fortitude in the face of "barbarous usage" by his captors, the "Man of Blood" came to merit his unique place in history as England's "martyr king."

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