Historical Enigmas

Stock Code:
BAD8470
Price:
$15.00

Description

Historical Enigmas by Hugh Ross Williamson. 'In the fifties Hugh Ross Williamson gave a series of brilliant broadcasts on some of the mysteries of the past. Using techniques of modern detection, he set about finding answers to such questions as: Did Buckingham poison James I? Who was the executioner of Charles I? Who was the Man in the Iron Mask? Re-evaluating the evidence, alert alike to the distortions of contemporary and more recent propaganda, working out probabilities in the light of character and motive, but careful never to contradict known facts, he came up with answers that were controversial and stimulating. Could William Rufus have been a pagan sacrificial victim? Was Queen Elizabeth an accessory to the murder of Amy Robsart? Could Queen Victoria's accession have been delayed had Queen Caroline's trial revealed more? Hugh Ross Williamson's creative treatment of history has long been delighting readers of historical fiction as well as of more weighty works such as his definitive The Gunpowder Plot and his recent informal biography of Christopher Marlowe, Kind Kit. ' The dust jacket has much wear but the book remains tight and bright. Previous owners name or inscription on inside front page.

Details

  • Author:
    Williamson, Hugh Ross
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    Michael Joseph Ltd. London
  • Edition:
    First Thus
  • Jacket Condition:
    Fair
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    BackstockO1
  • ISBN:
    071812261
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    377
  • Publish Date:
    1974
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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