Gunpowder Plot. Terror And Faith In 1605, Paperback - Lady Antonia Fraser

A bestselling historian's account of the Gunpowder Plot - 'History as it should be written' - Roy Strong.

'The fullest and most sophisticated account of the most charming and approachable of English kings' OBSERVER

The bestselling historian's biography of a decisive figure in England's history.

Antonia Fraser's bestselling biography of Henry VIII's six wives; a subject of enduring fascination.

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Early Modern Britain's most dramatic story, the Gunpowder Plot, brought to life with unique original sources.

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Remember, remember the fifth of November... Discover how Guy Fawkes and his gang planned to blow up the King and parliamnet, how they were stopped ...

This book delves into the history of the Gunpowder Plot, exploring the idea that the government was not only aware of what the plotters had in mind...

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Brings alive some of the major events in British history.Publisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Gillian ClementsNumber of pages: 48Collecti...

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The scandal of nineteenth-century Britain: the sensational trial of Caroline Norton for adultery with the first Victorian Prime Minister

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Autobiography from one of our finest narrative historians, Antonia Fraser. This is the story of her childhood and growing up in in the 1930s and '4...

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Now available in paperback, this biography draws on Fraser's meticulously kept diaries and recollections to create a memorable portrait of her long...

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Had you said "What a guy " in 17th-century England, anyone would have understood you were admiring a flaming effigy of Guy Fawkes of the Gunpowder ...

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