Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

Royal Charles :

Fraser, Antonia, 1932-

Royal Charles : Charles II and the Restoration / - 1st American ed. - New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1979. - xviii, 524 p., [18] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [486]-499) and index.

Pt. I. The hopeful prince. Heaven was liberal -- 'I fear them not!' -- Present miseries -- Dependence -- The King's son -- Pt. II. Nothing but the name. A candle to the devil -- Ravished at Worcester -- Heroical figure -- A difficult game -- The courtesies and the injuries -- At the waterside -- Pt. III. This golden age. Noah's dove -- The best of queens -- The Dutch business -- Black day -- This revolution -- A very near alliance -- Virtues and imperfections -- Pt. IV. The monarchy in danger. Subsisting together? -- The knot in the comb -- Peace for his own time -- Against exclusion -- A King at chess -- Pt. V. His autumnal fortune. Bolder and older -- Another way of ruling -- The dregs of life -- His royal ashes.

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Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
Charles II, roi d'Angleterre, 1630-1685.


Rois et souverains--Grande-Bretagne--Biographies.


Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685.
Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Gran Breta�na--Historia--Carlos II, 1660 1685.
Gran Breta�na--Reyes y gobernantes--Biograf�ia.
Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--1660-1685 (Charles II)

DA445 / .F68 1979

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