Dimensions
130 x 198 x 24mm
A Life of Charles II.
This is an important new life of Charles II, one of Britain's most glamorous kings. In a narrative that stretches from palaces and battlefields through exile, bitterness, triumph and deceit, acclaimed as a fascinating and dangerous man - a gambler, a fixer, a survivor.
Coote depicts the twists and turns of Restoration public life, woven together with the major events of the day, including the Plague and the Great Fire of London. We are also taken behind the scenes of Charles' private life where Nell Gwynn, Lady Portsmouth and Lady Castlemaine join a beautiful and exotic line-up of mistresses.
'Royal Survivor' profiles an extraordinarily shrewd man who outlasted his enemies to save the monarchy, even as the forces were slowly forming that would make England the cradle of modern democracy.
