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This book took me a lot longer than expected but I am glad I finally got round to reading this novel.
The story itself was interesting, set during the time of the so-called Monmouth Rebellion where yet again the heir to the English throne was in question. King Charles II did not have any legitimate children and his brother James was the next in line. James was an admitted Catholic and many at the time did not want the return to civil unrest caused by the Catholic v Protestant issue. The oldest il ...more
The story itself was interesting, set during the time of the so-called Monmouth Rebellion where yet again the heir to the English throne was in question. King Charles II did not have any legitimate children and his brother James was the next in line. James was an admitted Catholic and many at the time did not want the return to civil unrest caused by the Catholic v Protestant issue. The oldest il ...more
Sep 20, 2016
Tom
marked it as to-read
