The Blood in Winter by Jonathan Healey (.ePUB)
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The Blood in Winter: England on the Brink of Civil War, 1642 by Jonathan Healey
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Overview: A riveting account of the five heated months in which King Charles I attempted to arrest five dissident Members of Parliament by bringing an armed force to the House of Commons—a shocking act of political terrorism that pushed England toward civil war and planted the seeds of the American Revolution
“Netflix should make this enjoyable English civil war history into an epic drama. . . . You could hardly find a more engrossing or exciting story.” —Dominic Sandbrook, The Times (London)
“A lucid, fast-paced and exhilarating account. . . . The House of Cards-ish drama remains gripping to the last.” —John Adamson, Literary Review
In 1641, England exits a plague-ridden and politically unstable summer having reached a semblance of peace: the English and Scottish armies have disbanded, legislation has passed to ensure Parliament will continue to sit, and the people are tentatively optimistic. But King Charles I is not satisfied with peace—he wants revenge.
So begins England’s winter of discontent. As revolutionary sects of London begin to generate new ideas about democracy, as radical new religious groups seek power, and as Ireland explodes into revolt, Charles hatches a plan to restore his absolute rule. On January 4, 1642, he marches on Westminster, seeking to arrest and impeach five Members of Parliament—and so sets in motion a series of events that will lead to bloodshed and war, changing a nation forever.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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