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The king and the Catholics

Name: The king and the Catholics
Author: Antonia Fraser

Antonia Fraser

01 May 2019

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Book Synopsis

This is a gripping character-driven piece of narrative history. It is also a distant mirror of our times, posing the abiding question of balancing the religious rights of the individual against the contravention of the laws of the land.

About The Author

Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers. She was awarded the Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000 and was made a DBE in 2011 for services to literature. Her previous books include MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, KING CHARLES II, THE WEAKER VESSEL: WOMAN'S LOT IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND which won the Wolfson History Prize, MARIE ANTOINETTE: THE JOURNEY, PERILOUS QUESTION; THE DRAMA OF THE GREAT REFORM BILL 1832 and THE KING AND THE CATHOLICS: THE FIGHT FOR RIGHTS 1829. MUST YOU GO?, a memoir of her life with Harold Pinter, was published in 2010, and MY HISTORY; A MEMOIR OF GROWING UP in 2015. She lives in London. Visit Antonia Fraser's website at www.antoniafraser.com

Product Details

ISBN: 9781474601948
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (01 May 2019)
Number of Pages: 336
Weight: 277 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 24 mm
Categories:: Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church European