King Charles I
By: Pauline Gregg.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
Subjects: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Description: This is a lucid, fair-minded account of a difficult and tragic man. Pauline Gregg has drawn heavily on original documents, letters, and speeches to show how Charles's heritage, upbringing, and personality, as well as his relationships with friends, advisors, and favorites, all took place against a background of social and political upheaval that gradually enveloped him and his whole family.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 461-485.
Includes index.
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