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The Children of the New Forest
Frederick Marryat
The Children of the New Forest
Frederick Marryat
The circumstances which I am about to relate to my juvenile readers took place in the year 1647. By referring to the history of England of that date they will find that King Charles the First, against whom the Commons of England had rebelled, after a civil war of nearly five years, had been defeated, and was confined as a prisoner at Hampton Court. The Cavaliers, or the party who fought for King Charles, had all been dispersed, and the Parliamentary army under the command of Cromwell were beginning to control the Commons. It was in the month of November in this year that King Charles, accompanied by Sir John Berkely Ashburnham and Legg, made his escape from Hampton Court, and rode as fast as the horses could carry them towards that part of Hampshire which led to the New Forest. The king expected that his friends had provided a vessel in which he might escape to France; but in this he was disappointed. There was no vessel ready, and after riding for some time along the shore he resolved to go to Titchfield, a seat belonging to the Earl of Southampton.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | June 15, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9781421847269 |
Publishers | 1st World Library - Literary Society |
Pages | 412 |
Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 27 mm · 657 g |
Language | English |
Contributor | 1st World Publishing |
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