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The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood  -  The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent

The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood - The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent

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The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood - The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent

by Hutchinson, Robert and Martelli, George

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9780297870180
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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2015. A New unread copy in new dustjacket. xxvi + 341 pages. 13 illustrations. First Edition, First Printing. One morning in May 1671, a man disguised as a parson daringly attempted to seize the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Somehow, he managed to escape with the crown and regalia before being apprehended. And yet he was not executed for treason. Instead, the king granted him a generous income and he became a familiar strutting figure in the royal court's glittering state apartments. The man was Colonel Thomas Blood, a notorious turncoat and fugitive from justice. Nicknamed the 'Father of all Treasons', he had been involved in an ttempted coup d'état in Ireland as well as countless plots to assassinate Charles II. In an age when intrigue ruled the coffee houses, the restored Stuart King decided that Blood was more useful to him alive than dead. But while serving as his personal spy, Blood was conspiring with his enemies - and hiring himself out as a freelance agent for those seeking to further their own political ambition. L. First. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Title
The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood - The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent
Author
Hutchinson, Robert and Martelli, George
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
New New
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New
Edition
First
ISBN 10
0297870181
ISBN 13
9780297870180
Publisher
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2015
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords
COLONEL THOMAS BLOOD, CHARLES II, TOWER OF LONDON, THEFT OF THE CROWN JEWELS
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English History;

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