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Prisoner King : Charles I in Captivity by John Matusiak (2017, Hardcover)

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Author: John Matusiak. Title: The Prisoner King. The Prisoner King provides an examination of the crucial period encompassing Charles I’s captivity after his surrender to the Scots at Newark in May 1646.

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PublisherHi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.

ISBN-100750967684

ISBN-139780750967686

eBay Product ID (ePID)237601835

Product Key Features

Book TitlePrisoner King : Charles I in Captivity

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEurope / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Royalty, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Europe / Great Britain / General

Publication Year2017

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorJohn Matusiak

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight23.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-447460

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal941.06/2

SynopsisLiberty being that which in all times hath been, but especially now is the common theme and desire of all men; common reason shewes that Kings less than any should endure captivity. And yet I call God and the world to witnesse, with what patience I have endured a tedious restraint; which so long as I had any hopes that this sort of my suffering might conduce to the peace of my Kingdom, or the hindering of more effusion of blood, I did willingly undergo ... let me be heard with freedom, honour and safety, and I shall instantly break through this cloud of retirement, and show myself really to be Pater Patriae. Book jacket., Much has been written about Charles I's reign, about the brutal civil war into which his pursuit of unfettered power plunged the realm, and about the Commonwealth regime that followed his defeat and execution. His reign is one that shaped the future of the British monarch, and his legacy still remains with us today.After more than half a century of comparative neglect, The Prisoner King provides a new and much needed re-examination of the crucial period encompassing Charles I's captivity after his surrender to the Scots at Newark in May 1646. Not only were the subsequent months before his trial a time when the human dimension of the king's predicament assumed unparalleled intensity, they were also a critical watershed when the entire nation stood at the most fateful of crossroads.For Charles himself, as subterfuge, espionage and assassination rumours escalated on all fronts, escape attempts foundered, and tensions with his absent wife mounted agonisingly, 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' would ultimately come to merit his unique place in history as England's 'martyr king'., An intimate and evocative account of an absolute ruler's relentless descent into impotence, isolation and ultimate submission to the unthinkable., 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."

LC Classification NumberDA396.A22