Rebellion (The History of England, #3)

Posted on 16 February 2018 by Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd has been praised as one of the greatest living chroniclers of Britain and its people In Rebellion, he continues his dazzling account of the history of England, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ending with the deposition and flight into exile of his grandson, James II.The Stuart monarchy brought together the two nations of England and Scotland into one realm, albeit a realm still marked by political divisions that echo to this day More importantly, perhaps, the Stuart era was marked by the cruel depredations of civil war, and the killing of a king Shrewd and opinionated, James I was eloquent on matters as diverse as theology, witchcraft, and the abuses of tobacco, but his attitude to the English parliament sowed the seeds of the division that would split the country during the reign of his hapless heir, Charles I Ackroyd offers a brilliant, warts and all portrayal of Charles s nemesis, Oliver Cromwell, Parliament s great military leader and England s only dictator, who began his career as a political liberator but ended it as much of a despot as that man of blood, the king he executed.England s turbulent seventeenth century is vividly laid out before us, but so too is the cultural and social life of the period, notable for its extraordinarily rich literature, including Shakespeare s late masterpieces, Jacobean tragedy, the poetry of John Donne and Milton and Thomas Hobbes s great philosophical treatise, Leviathan In addition to its account of England s royalty, Rebellion also gives us a very real sense of the lives of ordinary English men and women, lived out against a backdrop of constant disruption and uncertainty. New Download Rebellion (The History of England, #3) [ author ] Peter Ackroyd [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr B 77% Good NotesWomen have scant presence in this volume, and aside from religious allegiance, are given little purpose in the story.If you are bored of the Tudors, then the Stuarts are what you have been waiting for With their gay lovers, horrible murders, extravagant queens, and glorious revolutions, the dynasty offers enough scandals and drama to put their predecessors in the shade This third volume of Peter Ackroyd s History of England covers a great dealthan the Civil War of the title In fact, it opens a full thirty nine years earlier with the accession of the first Stuart king of England, James I, in 1603 Af If you are bored of the Tudors, then the Stuarts are what you have been waiting for With their gay lovers, horrible murders, extravagant queens, and glorious revolutions, the dynasty offers enough scandals and drama to put their predecessors in the shade This third volume of Peter Ackroyd s History of England covers a great dealthan the Civil War of the title In fact, it opens a full thirty nine years earlier with the accession of the first Stuart king of England, James I, in 1603 After a lifetime of ruling violent and poverty stricken Scotland, the king sees England as a land of milk and honey or rather, of riches and beautiful young men He is soon enjoying both, and Ackroyd has almost as...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here view spoiler Bettie s Books hide spoilerI got an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review I like to say that you can t really go wrong with Peter Ackroyd, and it seems to be once again the case Even though what I read of him years ago feels pretty far by now, I still stand by this opinion The man has a knack to present historical elements in such a way that one just can t help but come back to his books no matter what at least, I can t I stopped counting how many times I put mI got an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review I like to say that you can t really go wrong with Peter Ackroyd, and it seems to be once again the case Even though what I read of him years ago feels pretty far by now, I still stand by this opinion The man has a knack to present historical elements in such a way that one just can t help but come back to his books no matter what at least, I can t I stopped counting how many times I put my tablet in Sleep mode, thinking I should do something else read all the other books that I should have reviewed long before this one , yet kept opening the file again ...Disclaimer ARC read via Netgalley I can hear you wondering You ve been wondering for the past three years Do we really need another history of England There are hundreds, thousands, maybe even a million you can count, if you have the time , why do we need another one How about a history of one of the stan countries instead, you may ask Well, we are talking about Peter Ackroyd s multiple volume history of England, so yes, we need this one The third volume in the series covers the Stua Disclaimer ARC read via Netgalley I can hear you wondering You ve been wondering for the past three years Do we really need another history of England There are hundreds, thousands, maybe even a million you can count, if you have the time , why do we need another one How about a history of one of the stan countries instead, you may ask Well, we are talking about Peter Ackroyd s multiple volume history of England, so yes, we need this one The third volume in the series covers the Stuarts from James I to James II losing the throne to his son in law What makes Ackroyd s work better than average and well worth the reading are two things The first is his style While not the prose poem that his London is, the writing is chatty and intimate In part this is simply style Ackroyd makes sure the full impact of events is known, but this is a popular, common, every man s history The reader doesn t need ...Another sterling, straightforward account of the history of England, this time covering the years of the Stuart kings, from 1603 1689 The best section is by definition the Civil War era, the slow downfall of Charles I, his execution, and the Commonwealth era But the strength of these volumes is how they disentangle ve...This book has taken me over two weeks to read, and actually was good in every way I hover between four and five stars because at times there was a lack of analysis Example is why did Oliver Cromwell s son Richard abdicate I ve read in other books that the son wasn t intellectually fit to rule England, to put it politely, but in this book no reason is given On the other hand this book has a terrific and easy to follow narrative, and I was never lost as to what year it was or what was happenin This book has taken me over two weeks to read, and actually was good in every way I hove...Este volumen cubre la dinast a de los Estuardo, incluyendo el interludio republicano tras la guerra civil En otras lecturas hab a le do referencias a esta guerra y el gobierno de Cromwell, pero nunca hab a tenido una idea clara de qu hab a sucedido en realidad Este libro explica bastante de manera amena tanto sus causas como su desarrollo y consecuencias.Tambi n cubre la poca posterior la restauraci n mon rquica y c mo esta degenera hasta la Revoluci n Gloriosa que llev al gobierno a la Ca Este volumen cubre la dinast a de los Estuardo, incluyendo el interludio republicano tras la guerra civil En otras lecturas hab a le do referencias a esta guerra y el gobierno de Cromwell, pero nunca hab a te...A plague on all their housesThe time of the doomed Stuart dynasty in England has always been one of those periods where I felt I knew the basics but didn t really understand the ins and outs of it all Peter Ackroyd s history takes us from the accession of James I VI of Scotland to the throne of England on the death of Elizabeth in 1603, through to the flight of James II VII to France and the arrival of William of Orange and Mary in 1688 Since this is the third book in...I don t like brussel sprouts, but when I find them on my plate I eat them because I know they re good for me Reading this book was like eating a barrel full of brussel sprouts I finished it..ate every last one of the slimy green balls and I m sure I m a better person for it..but cripe, was it a chore I had only the most rudimentary understanding of 17th century British history basically I knew there was a duce of Jameses, a duce of Charleses and that somewhere, stuck in the middle of i I don t like brussel sprouts, but when I find them on my plate I eat them because I know they re good for me Reading this book was like eating a barrel full of brussel sprouts I finished it..ate every last one of the slimy green balls and I m sure I m a better person for it..but cripe, was it a chore I had ...

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16 February 2018

Peter Ackroyd