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History of King Charles the Second of England

Jacob Abbott

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History of King Charles the Second of England | Jacob Abbott
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. . . every sail to be set, that the ship might be driven as rapidly as possible through the water. She forbade the captain to fire back upon their pursuers, fearing that such firing would occasion delay; and she gave distinct and positive orders to the captain, that so soon as it should appear that all hope of escape was gone, and that they must inevitably fall into the hands of their enemies, he was to set fire to the magazine of gunpowder, in order that they might all be destroyed by the explosion.

In the mean time all the ships, pursuers and pursued, were rapidly nearing the French coast. The fugitives were hoping to reach their port. They were also hoping every moment to see some friendly French ships appear in sight to rescue them. To balance this double hope, there was a double fear. There were their pursuers behind them, whose shots were continually booming over the water, threatening them with destruction, and there was a storm arising which, with the great pre. . . Read More

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4.00
- Lynn - Apr 22, 2013

Jacob Abbott wrote a series of these books about the English monarchs. This is the first one I've read and it is a very nice story. It begins mainly with the strife of Charles I whose troubles affected his son in major ways. Charles I did not get along with parliament and there was a movement to bec

3.00
- amandra - Jul 18, 2020

I would be interested in reading other books about Charles

3.00
- Ellis - Apr 24, 2012

This is a surprisingly interesting book. Charles had quite a few adventures as a young man. The history of his actual reign is less useful, as Abbott is mainly concerned to show Charles as a wastrel and a typical example of degenerate European aristocracy.

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