'This is the most gripping piece of revisionist history I have read for a long time' - The Spectatorĭieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden. She writes and speaks on historical matters for TV, radio and publications including The Times, the Spectator and History Today.

It is an epic story of glamour and strong women, of populist politicians and religious terror, of mass movements and a revolutionary new media: one that speaks to our own divided and dangerous times. Leanda de Lisle is the highly acclaimed author of several bestselling and prize-winning books on the Tudors and Stuarts including Tudor: The Family Story White King: The Tragedy of Charles I. To his enemies he was the 'white tyrant of prophecy: to his supporters a murdered innocent. His reign is one of the most dramatic in history, yet Charles the man remains elusive. At the head of this disintegrating kingdom was Charles I, who would change the face of the monarchy for ever. * Shortlisted for the Catholic Herald Biography Award 2019 * Less than forty years after the golden age of Elizabeth I, England was at war with itself.

2019 by Leanda de Lisle (Author) 305 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 22.20 Other new, used and collectible from 1.39 Paperback 10.11 Other new and used from 6. The prize-winning biography of Charles I * Winner of the HWA Crown for Best Work of Historical Non-Fiction 2018 * White King: The Tragedy of Charles I Paperback 10 Jan. For Charles it ended on the scaffold, condemned as a traitor and murderer yet lauded also as a martyr, his reign destined to sow the seeds of democracy in Britain and the New World. Produktbeschreibung The subject of a BBC TV series on Charles I The White King is a story for our times, of populist politicians and religious war, of manipulative media and the reshaping of nations.

The White King by Leanda de Lisle