Imprint: Penguin
Published: 04/07/2019
ISBN: 9780141989853
Length: 144 Pages
Dimensions: 181mm x 8mm x 111mm
Weight: 89g
RRP: £4.99
'James was a king tragically trapped by principle. Yet was it wise to attempt to change the national religion?'
The short reign of James II is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history, ending in his exile after he unsuccessfully tried to convert England to Catholicism, a crisis that would haunt the monarchy for generations. Ultimately, David Womersley's biography shows, James was a man whose blindness to subtlety and political reality brought about his ruinous downfall.
Imprint: Penguin
Published: 04/07/2019
ISBN: 9780141989853
Length: 144 Pages
Dimensions: 181mm x 8mm x 111mm
Weight: 89g
RRP: £4.99
The little volumes of the 'Penguin Monarchs' series will be a matchless collection when completed. Already they provide a first-rate history of England, its monarchy and the effects of power on character. I've relished Anne Curry on Henry V, Stephen Alford on Edward V, David Womersley on James II and Roger Knight's William IV - but really there is not a dud among them.