The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr
Autor Leanda de Lisleen Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 oct 2017
From
the
New
York
Times
bestselling
author
and
master
of
narrative
nonfiction
comes
the
tragic
story
of
Charles
I,
his
warrior
queen,
Britain's
civil
wars
and
the
trial
for
his
life.
Less
than
forty
years
after
England's
golden
age
under
Elizabeth
I,
the
country
was
at
war
with
itself.
Split
between
loyalty
to
the
Crown
or
to
Parliament,
war
raged
on
English
soil.
The
English
Civil
War
would
set
family
against
family,
friend
against
friend,
and
its
casualties
were
immense--a
greater
proportion
of
the
population
died
than
in
World
War
I.
At
the
head
of
the
disintegrating
kingdom
was
King
Charles
I.
In
this
vivid
portrait--informed
by
previously
unseen
manuscripts,
including
royal
correspondence
between
the
king
and
his
queen--Leanda
de
Lisle
depicts
a
man
who
was
principled
and
brave,
but
fatally
blinkered.
Charles
never
understood
his
own
subjects
or
court
intrigue.
At
the
heart
of
the
drama
were
the
Janus-faced
cousins
who
befriended
and
betrayed
him--Henry
Holland,
his
peacocking
servant
whose
brother,
the
New
England
colonialist
Robert
Warwick,
engineered
the
king's
fall;
and
Lucy
Carlisle,
the
magnetic
'last
Boleyn
girl'
and
faithless
favorite
of
Charles's
maligned
and
fearless
queen.
The
tragedy
of
Charles
I
was
that
he
fell
not
as
a
consequence
of
vice
or
wickedness,
but
of
his
human
flaws
and
misjudgments.The
White
Kingis
a
story
for
our
times,
of
populist
politicians
and
religious
war,
of
manipulative
media
and
the
reshaping
of
nations.
For
Charles
it
ended
on
the
scaffold,
condemned
as
a
traitor
and
murderer,
yet
lauded
also
as
a
martyr,
his
reign
destined
to
sow
the
seeds
of
democracy
in
Britain
and
the
New
World.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781610395601
ISBN-10: 1610395603
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 165 x 241 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
ISBN-10: 1610395603
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 165 x 241 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
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Notă biografică
Leanda
de
Lisleis
the
highly
acclaimed
author
ofThe
Sisters
Who
Would
Be
Queen,After
Elizabeth,
andTudor.
She
has
been
a
columnist
on
theSpectator,Country
Life,
theGuardian,
theSunday
Telegraph,
and
theDaily
Express,
and
writes
for
theDaily
Mail,
theNew
Statesman,
and
theSunday
Telegraph.
She
lives
in
Leicestershire,
England.
Recenzii
"Engaging....
Charleshad
many
virtues,
and
Ms.
de
Lisle
does
justice
to
them....
Ms.
de
Lisle'saccount
of
the
Revolution
and
the
war
is
excellent-clear,
fair,
sympathetic
anddetailed....
she
grants
him
the
stature
of
a
tragic
hero."—Allan
Massie,
Wall
Street
Journal
"Leanda de Lisle has approached one of thegreat icons of history with understanding and compassion. She takes her readersthrough the twists and turns of the English Civil War so that they understand the enormity of theregicide and the foolishness and courage of the king."—Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl
"Thereign of King Charles I of England is perhaps best known for its bloody end,when the monarch was beheaded on January 30, 1649.... The polarized natureof the debate concerning Charles's execution, however, has advanced asimplistic understanding of the Stuart king's legacy, one concerned chieflywith his abuses of power and attachment to the doctrine of divine right ofkings. Leanda de Lisle's new biography of Charles, based on existingscholarship as well as newly discovered letters from the king's own hand,promises to challenge this legacy."—The New Criterion Critic's Notebook
"Charles I(1600-1649) has always received bad press....veteran British historian de Lisle delivers amore generous portrait.... De Lisle's parliamentarians are an irascible group, resembling not somuch freedom fighters as the tea party; on the other hand, the author's Charlesoften seems the voice of reason. Recent elections in Britain and the UnitedStates have produced surprisingly dysfunctional governments. De Lisle's fine,revisionist view of Charles may arouse nostalgia for a time when nationalleaders, elected or not, looked out for the nonzealous majority."—Kirkus Reviews
"De Lisle paints asympathetic portrait [and] skillfully places Charles's story within the contextof religious, international, and domestic political rivalries.... Misogyny,religious prejudice, and prurient propaganda.... This fascinating look at asociety in turmoil and the resilient, principled leader who tried to remaintrue to his religious and dynastic responsibilities will leave readers todetermine for themselves the meaning of 'The White King,' .... An engrossingread."—Library Journal
"Charles I has longeluded even the most scholarly of biographers; his personal contradictions,attractive qualities and ludicrous blunders require a writer of rare talent tolet us appreciate the long-hidden character of the king."—Andrew Roberts, visiting professor, King's College London, and author of Napoleon: A Life
"Leanda de Lisle useshitherto unknown manuscripts to offer a sympathetic interpretation of thecharacter of Charles I that is more nuanced than previous treatments thankspartly to a highly original account of his much-maligned queen, HenriettaMaria.The White Kinginterweaves personal, national and internationalevents in a vividly written account of his downfall and eventual execution in1649."—Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy, professor of history, University of Virginia, and author of The Men Who Lost America
"This new balanced biography of Charles I, Leanda de Lisle'sThe White Kingis somarvelous It blows away thepartisan fog and presents such an immediately recognizable human that allprevious tellings look like caricature.[Thebook] renderssufficiently broad strokes of macro history but is also microscopically filledwith careful archival detail only the best historians can dig up and make comealive almost effortlessly.... incisive, razor-sharp writing...a polishedbiographical gem ....[de Lisle] carefully integrates reliable new sourcedocumentation - including lost letters from a previously closed private archiveat Belvoir Castle - and capable critical analysis about Charles. It will bedefinitive for a long time."—Patrick Hunt, author of Hannibal, for Electrum Magazine
"By the end of thebook, I was sure that this was one of the best books on Charles I yet written.De Lisle certainly does know how to write strong, compelling narratives....Herbest - and vital - talent, is perhaps her commendable ability to see the wholepicture, the shades of grey."—Andrea Zuvich,author of A Year in the Life of Stuart Britain for The Seventeenth Century Lady
"The White Kingpaints a brilliantly balanced look at thetragic life and complicated reign of King Charles I. Vivid in detail, Leanda deLisle's research is balanced and insightful.... Richly researched and engagingly written, youwill gain excellent insight not only into the life of King Charles I and thelives of those closest to him, but also the religious and governmental strifethat drove Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales into bitter religious and civilwar."—Queen Anne Boleyn.com
"De Lisle brings thefigures surrounding Charles I to life with the strident confidence thataccompanies the historian who fully understand their subject....A well-written and impeccably researched biography,The WhiteKingseeks not to revise the history of England's Civil Wars, butuncover the truth hidden beneath the grime of centuries of propaganda andmyth."—Adrienne Dillard, author of the best-selling Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey
"The White Kingoffers gripping reading. It rewards those who read it a better understanding ofKing Charles I, and a greater appreciation for the events which shaped hislife."—Galveston Daily News
"De Lisle cuts aclear path through the complex politics surrounding the reign of Charles I andthe Civil War. Highly recommended."—Tudor Times
"The author's research and presentation are skilled and highly readable. . . It is an illuminating book."—Historical Novel Society
"Leanda de Lisle has approached one of thegreat icons of history with understanding and compassion. She takes her readersthrough the twists and turns of the English Civil War so that they understand the enormity of theregicide and the foolishness and courage of the king."—Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl
"Thereign of King Charles I of England is perhaps best known for its bloody end,when the monarch was beheaded on January 30, 1649.... The polarized natureof the debate concerning Charles's execution, however, has advanced asimplistic understanding of the Stuart king's legacy, one concerned chieflywith his abuses of power and attachment to the doctrine of divine right ofkings. Leanda de Lisle's new biography of Charles, based on existingscholarship as well as newly discovered letters from the king's own hand,promises to challenge this legacy."—The New Criterion Critic's Notebook
"Charles I(1600-1649) has always received bad press....veteran British historian de Lisle delivers amore generous portrait.... De Lisle's parliamentarians are an irascible group, resembling not somuch freedom fighters as the tea party; on the other hand, the author's Charlesoften seems the voice of reason. Recent elections in Britain and the UnitedStates have produced surprisingly dysfunctional governments. De Lisle's fine,revisionist view of Charles may arouse nostalgia for a time when nationalleaders, elected or not, looked out for the nonzealous majority."—Kirkus Reviews
"De Lisle paints asympathetic portrait [and] skillfully places Charles's story within the contextof religious, international, and domestic political rivalries.... Misogyny,religious prejudice, and prurient propaganda.... This fascinating look at asociety in turmoil and the resilient, principled leader who tried to remaintrue to his religious and dynastic responsibilities will leave readers todetermine for themselves the meaning of 'The White King,' .... An engrossingread."—Library Journal
"Charles I has longeluded even the most scholarly of biographers; his personal contradictions,attractive qualities and ludicrous blunders require a writer of rare talent tolet us appreciate the long-hidden character of the king."—Andrew Roberts, visiting professor, King's College London, and author of Napoleon: A Life
"Leanda de Lisle useshitherto unknown manuscripts to offer a sympathetic interpretation of thecharacter of Charles I that is more nuanced than previous treatments thankspartly to a highly original account of his much-maligned queen, HenriettaMaria.The White Kinginterweaves personal, national and internationalevents in a vividly written account of his downfall and eventual execution in1649."—Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy, professor of history, University of Virginia, and author of The Men Who Lost America
"This new balanced biography of Charles I, Leanda de Lisle'sThe White Kingis somarvelous It blows away thepartisan fog and presents such an immediately recognizable human that allprevious tellings look like caricature.[Thebook] renderssufficiently broad strokes of macro history but is also microscopically filledwith careful archival detail only the best historians can dig up and make comealive almost effortlessly.... incisive, razor-sharp writing...a polishedbiographical gem ....[de Lisle] carefully integrates reliable new sourcedocumentation - including lost letters from a previously closed private archiveat Belvoir Castle - and capable critical analysis about Charles. It will bedefinitive for a long time."—Patrick Hunt, author of Hannibal, for Electrum Magazine
"By the end of thebook, I was sure that this was one of the best books on Charles I yet written.De Lisle certainly does know how to write strong, compelling narratives....Herbest - and vital - talent, is perhaps her commendable ability to see the wholepicture, the shades of grey."—Andrea Zuvich,author of A Year in the Life of Stuart Britain for The Seventeenth Century Lady
"The White Kingpaints a brilliantly balanced look at thetragic life and complicated reign of King Charles I. Vivid in detail, Leanda deLisle's research is balanced and insightful.... Richly researched and engagingly written, youwill gain excellent insight not only into the life of King Charles I and thelives of those closest to him, but also the religious and governmental strifethat drove Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales into bitter religious and civilwar."—Queen Anne Boleyn.com
"De Lisle brings thefigures surrounding Charles I to life with the strident confidence thataccompanies the historian who fully understand their subject....A well-written and impeccably researched biography,The WhiteKingseeks not to revise the history of England's Civil Wars, butuncover the truth hidden beneath the grime of centuries of propaganda andmyth."—Adrienne Dillard, author of the best-selling Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey
"The White Kingoffers gripping reading. It rewards those who read it a better understanding ofKing Charles I, and a greater appreciation for the events which shaped hislife."—Galveston Daily News
"De Lisle cuts aclear path through the complex politics surrounding the reign of Charles I andthe Civil War. Highly recommended."—Tudor Times
"The author's research and presentation are skilled and highly readable. . . It is an illuminating book."—Historical Novel Society
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Winner of the HWA Crown for Best Work of Historical Non-Fiction 2018Times Book of the YearLess than forty years after the golden age of Elizabeth I, England was at war with itself.
Winner of the HWA Crown for Best Work of Historical Non-Fiction 2018Times Book of the YearLess than forty years after the golden age of Elizabeth I, England was at war with itself.