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The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood ebok
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'A marvellous romp' The Times
'The clash of blades, the whizzing bullets and galloping hooves guarantee nonstop adventure' Literary Review
In May 1671, Colonel Blood became the only person ever to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. How did he succeed? Why did King Charles II decide to pardon him, and hire him as his personal spy?
In a page-turning narrative that reads like a thriller, Robert Hutchinson tells the compelling story of Colonel Blood: turncoat, fugitive, double agent…
Undertittel
The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent
Forlag
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Utgitt
10 desember 2016
Sjanger
Biografier, Dokumentar og fakta, Historie, Politikk og samfunn
Språk
English
Format
epub
DRM-beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780297870203
'A marvellous romp' The Times
'The clash of blades, the whizzing bullets and galloping hooves guarantee nonstop adventure' Literary Review
In May 1671, Colonel Blood became the only person ever to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. How did he succeed? Why did King Charles II decide to pardon him, and hire him as his personal spy?
In a page-turning narrative that reads like a thriller, Robert Hutchinson tells the compelling story of Colonel Blood: turncoat, fugitive, double agent - and the most wanted man in Restoration England.
