To Catch a King: Charles II's Great Escape

by Charles Spencer

Book Overview

How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history?

In January 1649, King Charles I was beheaded in London outside his palace of Whitehall and Britain became a republic. When his eldest son, Charles, returned in 1651 to fight for his throne, he was crushed by the might of Cromwell's armies at the battle of Worcester.

With 3,000 of his supporters lying dead and 10,000 taken prisoner, it seemed as if...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0008283982
• ISBN13: 9780008283988
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: William Collins
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"