A gambling man
Subtitle: Charles II's Restoration game
By: Jenny Uglow.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780374281373
Subjects: Charles -- II, -- King of England, -- 1630-1685; Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685; Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Notes: Originally published: A gambling man : Charles II and the Restoration, 1660-1670. London : Faber and Faber, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-556) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : The Republic trumped; title: The deal = La donne.; title: Sailing; title: Landing; title: Clubs = Trefles.; title: How to be king; title: Three crowns and more; title: This wonderful pacifick year; title: Family matters; title: Blood and banners; title: Whitehall; title: Courtiers and envoys; title: The coming of the queen; title: Land; title: Diamonds = Carreaux.; title: Tender consciences; title: All people discontented; title: The King Street gang; title: "Governed as beasts"; title: The spring of the air; title: the Royal Society; title: Card houses; title: Beauties; title: Performance; title: Hearts = Coeurs.; title: Money-men and merchants; title: One must down; title: The itch of honour; title: Lord have mercy upon us; title: Fortunes of war; title: The long hot summer; title: Conflagration; title: Blame; title: The trick track men; title: Spades = Piques.; title: Breathing spaces; title: The Dutch in the Medway; title: The blows fall on Clarendon; title: The Triple alliance; title: Buckingham's year; title: Loving too well; title: Sweet ladies; title: Troublesome men; title: Charles and Louis; title: The clearance = La fin.; title: Dover and beyond; title: Sailing