Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I - Hardcover

Spencer, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1408851709 ISBN 13: 9781408851708

Publisher: Bloomsbury Press, 2014

Synopsis

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About the Author:

Charles Spencer was educated at Eton College and obtained his degree in Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is the author of four books, including the Sunday Times bestseller Blenheim: The Battle for Europe (shortlisted for History Book of the Year, National Book Awards) and Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier.

Review:

A pacy, well-researched and beautifully written story of intrigue, betrayal and Realpolitik, but above all cold-blooded institutionalized revenge on a massive international scale * Andrew Roberts * Elegantly written ... A clever and illuminating book * The Times * Accomplished and gruesome, this masterful account of the fate of the regicides breaks all barriers in weaving the lives - and the grim fates - of many into a seamless, pacy and riveting read, underpinned by the depth of scholarship for which Charles Spencer is renowned. An exceptional and highly original history book that sheds new light on one of England's bloodiest episodes * Alison Weir * Imagine The Odessa File re-written by Christopher Hill, and you will have some idea of the pleasure to be had in reading Killers of the King. The virtues of a thriller and of scholarship are potently combined * Tom Holland * Outstanding: a thrilling tale of retribution and bloody sacrifice, unflinching idealism and craven miscreancy. In fluent, measured, often witty prose, Killers of the King brilliantly evokes that febrile time when the hunters became the hunted and vengeance was avenged. Like all the best history books, it succeeds not only in telling a remarkable story, but also in illuminating the entire age * Jessie Childs * Very good ... Dense and well-researched ... Some of the stories are extraordinary ... Spine-tingling detail * The Times * A colourful, blood-spattered account of the men who dared to execute Charles I - and how they were ruthlessly hunted down when his son, Charles II, was restored to the throne * The Lady * It reveals the shocking stories and fates of the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I who was executed in 1649 * Western Daily * Particularly intimate ... has benefitted from the earl's access to private papers * Observer * Brilliant ... Spencer gives us the gripping detective story about the hunt for the regicides across Britain and Europe ... A thrilling tale of pursuit and resistance ... based on deep original archival research * Independent * High-octane ... Spencer is a snappy storyteller * Guardian * Splendidly narrated but utterly gruesome ... gripping from first to last **** * Mail on Sunday * Spencer tells the stories of these escapees, including three men who fled as far away as North America, with great verve and skill ... It is gripping material and Spencer more than does it justice * Literary Review * Beautifully written and meticulously researched * Dan Jones, Evening Standard Books of the Year * Perfectly balanced ... One of the best books on the 17th century I have read since CV Wedgwood's book, The Trial of Charles I * A N Wilson, Evening Standard Books of the Year * History with the pace of a thriller and I learned much I never knew * Julian Fellowes, Observer Books of the Year * An excellent account of the regicides and their lives following the Restoration * Antony Beevor, Mail on Sunday Books of the Year * A sometimes grisly nonfiction thriller * Vanity Fair * Engaging, action-packed history of the demise of Britain's King Charles I * People *

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1408851709
• ISBN 13: 9781408851708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Illustrator: Illustrated