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| AUTHOR: | Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Eleanor Hibbert |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Putnam Pub Group (T) |
| ISBN: | 0399111379 |
| TYPE: | 1630-1685, Charles, Fiction, II,, King of England, |
| MEDIA: | Hardcover |
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A masterly tale of Restoration England... "Here lies our sovereign lord the king, whose word no man relies on, he never said a foolish thing, and never did a wise one"
That apt limerick (by one of King Charles' courtiers) provides the beginning to this third instalment of Jean Plaidy's Restoration and Charles II trilogy. In this book, Plaidy goes on to interweave the story of Nell Gwyn (one of Charles' favourite mistresses), and the King himself. The plot covers much of the (later) dramatic events that shaped Restoration England, from the bawdy houses to the playhouses, revealing King Charles II as a man dominated entirely by his love of peace (on the home front and abroad) and his fears for the succession after his death. Plaidy also shines the spotlight on Nell Gwyn, one of the most popular actresses of the Restoration era, and one of the king's favoured sleeping partners. She was beautiful, witty and a great actress, managing to learn her parts, despite not knowing how to read. This book gets into the heart of its characters, recreating events with a great deal of verve and imagination, and is certainly recommended for all lovers of historical fiction. And the Merry Monarch's response to the above riposte?. "The matter is easily resolved, my words are my own, the action's my ministry's."