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The last royal rebel : the life and death of James, Duke of Monmouth / Anna Keay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keay, Anna, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-1685.
- Monmouth, James Scott.
- Illegitimate children of royalty--Great Britain--Biography.
- Illegitimate children of royalty.
- Kings and rulers.
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Children--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714--Biography.
- History.
- Kings and rulers--Children.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 462 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, 1 genealogical table, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Life and death of James, Duke of Monmouth
- James, Duke of Monmouth
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.
- Summary:
- "The absorbing tale of how this legendary rogue became the champion of parliamentary monarchy and changed the course of English history,"--NoveList.
- Contents:
- Abduction
- An infamous mother
- A new life
- Homecoming
- Vicious and idle
- Coming of age
- The soldier and the Sun King
- A rising sun
- Care but not command
- The ties begin to break
- Finding new friends
- Icarus
- Exclusion
- Opposition leader
- Town and country
- Desperate measure
- Love and loss
- The reluctant rebel
- The last battle
- The end.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1620409348
- 9781620409343
- 9781408827826
- 1408827824
- OCLC:
- 918283686
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