Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester: The Shipwreck That Shocked Restoration Britain

by Nigel Pickford

A true story of royal intrigue--with famed diarist Samuel Pepys as the main protagonist--as a fatal shipwreck on the shores of Restoration Britain sparks a mystery that now may finally be solved. In 1682, Charles II invited his scandalous younger brother, James, Duke of York, to return from exile and take his rightful place as heir to the throne. To celebrate, the future king set sail in a fleet of eight ships destined for Edinburgh, where he would...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639363203
• ISBN13: 9781639363209
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 8.9"