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Fontana Press (1984), Edition: 12th printing, Paperback, 224 pages
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More than a hundred years of British history; a miracle of wit and compression. Full of unforgettable portraits like this one of Charles II, whose ministers, Kenyon says
turned their backs on their royal master unwillingly, and as they faced a raging parliamentary opposition, or furtively negotiated
turned their backs on their royal master unwillingly, and as they faced a raging parliamentary opposition, or furtively negotiated
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with Louis XIV or William of Orange, they were conscious always of a pair of black, slaty eyes, in heavy pouches, probing their shoulders and kidneys, seeking the easiest place for the dismissive dagger. Show Less
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1958
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224 p.; 7 inches
ISBN
0006329527 / 9780006329527
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British Monarchy Series