Charles Ii
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed political biography, John Miller's Charles II presents a compelling and authoritative portrait of one of England's most enigmatic monarchs, tracing his life from the turbulence of the Civil War and years of exile to his triumphant Restoration in 1660. Miller chronicles the complex reign of the Merry Monarch with scholarly precision, illustrating how Charles navigated the treacherous waters of parliamentary opposition, religious conflict, and dynastic pressure with a combination of charm, pragmatism, and calculated cunning. The work argues that beneath Charles's famously pleasure-seeking exterior lay a shrewd and resilient statesman whose political survival instincts shaped the course of the English monarchy. Written with academic rigor yet remaining accessible to the general reader, it offers an indispensable reassessment of a king whose legacy continues to define the relationship between the Crown and Parliament.
Author: John Miller
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed political biography, John Miller's Charles II presents a compelling and authoritative portrait of one of England's most enigmatic monarchs, tracing his life from the turbulence of the Civil War and years of exile to his triumphant Restoration in 1660. Miller chronicles the complex reign of the Merry Monarch with scholarly precision, illustrating how Charles navigated the treacherous waters of parliamentary opposition, religious conflict, and dynastic pressure with a combination of charm, pragmatism, and calculated cunning. The work argues that beneath Charles's famously pleasure-seeking exterior lay a shrewd and resilient statesman whose political survival instincts shaped the course of the English monarchy. Written with academic rigor yet remaining accessible to the general reader, it offers an indispensable reassessment of a king whose legacy continues to define the relationship between the Crown and Parliament.