Stuart

The Stuart period of British history usually refers to the period between 1603 and 1714 and sometimes from 1371 in Scotland. Includes Jacobean era, Caroline era, English Civil War, The Protectorate or Interregnum, & the Restoration

Forever Amber
Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion
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The King's Witch
 
by
Tracy Borman
Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots
Royal Charles: Charles II and the Restoration
Restoration
Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
Year of Wonders
Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I
The Merry Monarch's Wife (Queens of England, #9)
The King's General
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution (The History of England, #3)
Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion, and Great Houses
The King's Daughter
Stuart Little

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The King's Witch
 
by
Tracy Borman
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A Want of Kindness
The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr
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Life in the 17th Century
16 books — 9 voters
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Historical fiction 1600 - 1700
138 books — 83 voters

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217 books — 70 voters
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Early Stuart Britain
107 books — 19 voters


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Alexander Masters, Stuart: A Life Backwards

Charles Cordell
Ralph’s horse shifted under him. It sensed the danger, the fear, the icy sweat that ran down his back. He laid a calming hand on the animal’s thick veined neck. Breda had carried him across the battlefield of Edgehill, got him safe away at Aylesbury, Brentford and Turnham. Could they make it back behind Winchester’s walls? The great charger stepped backward. Along their short line, other horses were backing up, tossing their heads, whinnying. ‘As you were!’ Smith held them in check. ‘On my orde ...more
Charles Cordell, Desecration: Winchester 1642

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The Page Drifters Book Club The official book club of Jeb Stuart High school.
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