Restoration: Charles II and his Kingdoms, 1660-1685 (Allen Lane History Series)

xxii, 506pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. text block edges tanning. Blue endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket price unclipped. A heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 8vo. Looks afresh at one of the most dramatic periods of British history showing that far from being the Merry Monarch, Charles was actually a cynical, brutal ruler and a truly repressive British king.

Royalty, Stuarts, 17th century, Interregnum, Restoration,