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Charles I (Penguin Monarchs): An Abbreviated Life

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Charles I (Penguin Monarchs): An Abbreviated Life
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mark Kishlansky
SeriesPenguin Monarchs
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111
ISBN/Barcode 9780141987347
ClassificationsDewey:942.062092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 28 June 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series- short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback The tragedy of Charles I dominates one of the most strange and painful periods in British history as the whole island tore itself apart over a deadly, entangled series of religious and political disputes. In Mark Kishlansky's brilliant account it is never in doubt that Charles created his own catastrophe, but he was nonetheless opposed by men with far fewer scruples and less consistency who for often quite contradictory reasons conspired to destroy him. This is a remarkable portrait of one of the most talented, thoughtful, loyal, moral, artistically alert and yet, somehow, disastrous of all this country's rulers.

Author Biography

Mark Kishlansky was the Frank Baird Jr Professor of History at Harvard University and one of the world's leading scholars on Stuart England. He is the author of A Monarchy Transformed, the 17th century volume in the Penguin History of England series.