The King and the Gentleman: Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1649

by Derek Wilson

A look at the lives of two powerful men, Oliver Cromwell and Charles Stuart, traces their lives and the effects they had on England during the Civil War, up until 1649, when one man died, and the other rose to power.

Genres: History, Biography, European History

473 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Derek Wilson has been a writer of historical fiction and non-fiction for 50 years. His much acclaimed prize-winning works have largely centred on 16th and 17th century Europe. He has used various pen names for his fiction, his current Thomas Treviot Tudor crime series being written under the name D.K. Wilson. The first 2 books in this series - The First Horseman and The Traitor's Mark are based on real unsolved Tudor mysteries and have received enthusiastic plaudits. Readers have favourably compared this innovative series with the books of C.J. Sansom and S.J. Parris.
Recent non-fiction triumphs include The Plantagenets, Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man, and Charlemagne: a Biography.
Derek Wilson graduated from Cambridge and spent several years travelling and teaching in Africa before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster in 1971. He has frequently written and appeared on radio and television and is popular as a public speaker having appeared at several literary festivals,British Museum, Hampton Court Palace, The British Library and other prestigious venues.

Reviews

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I studied this period in history. This book takes an interesting approach to the story of these two men. They weren't that different in character and could conceivably have been on the same side if their lives had gone slightly differently.
This is an involved read and not for me a page turner.

[Andrea]

Read select chapters.