Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester : A True Restoration Tragedy

Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester : A True Restoration Tragedy

Nigel Pickford

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FörlagThe History Press
ISBN9780750998413

In 1682, Charles II invited his scandalous younger brother, James, Duke of York, to return from exile and take his rightful place as heir to the throne. To celebrate, the future king set sail in a fleet of eight ships destined for Edinburgh, where he would reunite with his young pregnant wife. Yet d