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Georgette Heyer: Royal escape (2016, Thorndike Press)

English language

Published 2016 by Thorndike Press.

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978-1-4104-8610-3
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In 1650, dispossessed of Crown and kingdom, crushed and routed at the grim Battle of Worcester, the young Charles II is forced to flee for his life. Out of the heat of battle, the outlaw King and his tiny party must journey across Cromwell's England to a Channel port and a ship bound for France. For six weeks, Charles' life was in danger as he hid in the English countryside, disguised as a servant, unable to find a way across heavily guarded borders. His loyal courtiers were appalled by the ease and glee with which he adopted his new humble identity, insisting on chatting and even drinking with ostlers and houseboys. Two young women were instrumental in his eventual escape and one of them became a lifelong friend of the exiled king.

Miss Juliana Coningsby was the most well brought-up of young ladies--a beautiful innocent sheltered from the wiles of …

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Subjects

  • Large type books
  • Kings and rulers
  • Fiction
  • History

Places

  • Great Britain