ONE OF THE MOST TURBULENT REIGNS IN HISTORY PAVED THE WAY FOR THE
FIRST MODERN REVOLUTION. AFTER THE TUDORS CAME THE STUARTS . . . If
you enjoy S. J. Parris and Andrew Taylor, then this is the series you
need to read next. August 25, 1689 The English Army is besieging
Carrickfergus in Ireland. Brilliant but unusual gunner Holcroft Blood
of the Royal Train of Artillery is ready to unleash his cannons on the
rebellious forces of deposed Catholic monarch James II. But this is
more than war for Captain Blood, a lust for private vengeance burns
within him. French intelligence agent Henri d'Erloncourt has come
across the seas to foment rebellion against William of Orange, the
newly installed Dutch ruler of England, Scotland and Ireland. But
Henri's true mission is not to aid the suffering of the Irish but to
serve the interests of his master, Louis le Grand. Michael 'Galloping'
Hogan, brigand, boozer and despoiler of Protestant farms, strives to
defend his native land - and make a little profit on the side. But
when he takes the Frenchman's gold, he suspects deep in his
freedom-loving heart, that he has merely swapped one foreign overlord
for another. July 1, 1690 On the banks of the River Boyne, on a
fateful, scorching hot day, two armies clash in bloody battle -
Protestant against Catholic - in an epic struggle for mastery of
Ireland. And, when the slaughter is over and the smoke finally clears,
for these three men, nothing will ever be the same again . . .
'Splendid series . . . a sword-and-spies romp that has a keen sense of
the political pressures of the time' The Times 'A proper story-teller'
S. G. MacLean
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9781785767470
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2019
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Zaffre
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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