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Charles II: The Last Rally Paperback - 2003

by Hilaire Belloc; Preface by Dr John McCarthy


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In The Last Rally, Belloc narrates with clarity and vigor a central episode in the decline of the English Monarchy. Restored to the throne following the interlude of Cromwell's "Commonwealth," Charles II devoted his life as King of England to maintaining the integrity of the throne against all the forces arrayed against it: the power of the great landowners who worked through the Parliament; the influence of the Lawyers' Guild; and the irresistible mercantile and financial strength of the city of London. The story that Belloc brings to life is thus one of survival: the story of a ship of state brought "through peril and storm under a great captain." It is also the story of manhood and determination in the face of overwhelming odds; as such it is a story that Hilaire Belloc was eminently qualified to write.


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  • Title Charles II: The Last Rally
  • Author Hilaire Belloc; Preface by Dr John McCarthy
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher IHS Press, Norfolk, VA
  • Date 2003-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780971828643 / 0971828644
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.58 x 0.49 in (22.86 x 16.71 x 1.24 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Kings and rulers, Charles
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003042384
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Hilaire Belloc began his academic career with a lecture tour of the United States in 1892. He became a member of the Fabian Society in the early 1900s and met George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells, who helped him obtain work with newspapers such as the Daily News and The Speaker. Eventually he became literary editor of the Morning Post. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1906. He also wrote several novels, such as Mr. Clutterbuck's Election and A Change in the Cabinet, along with historical works such as The French Revolution and History of England. Belloc also published a series of historical biographies: Oliver Cromwell, James II, Richelieu, Wolsey, Napoleon, and Charles I.
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