King Charles II, Part Two
The Monarchy in Danger Subsisting Together? The Knot in the Comb Peace For His Own Time Against Exclusion A King at Chess His Autumnal Fortune Bold and Older Another Way of Ruling The Dregs of Life His Royal Ashes
Antonia Fraser
King Charles II, Part One
The Hopeful Prince Heaven Was Liberal ‘I Fear Them Not!’ Present Miseries Dependence The King’s Son Nothing but the Name A Candle to the Devil Ravished at Worcester Heroical Figure A Difficult Game The Courtesies and the Injuries At the Waterside This Golden Age Noah’s Dove The Best of Queens The Dutch Business Black Day …
The Gunpowder Plot, Part Two
Discovery – By God or the Devil Mr Fawkes Is Taken The Gentler Tortures Fire and Brimstone These Wretches The Shadow of Death The Heart of a Traitor The Jesuits’ Treason Farewells Satan’s Policy?
The Gunpowder Plot, Part One
Family Trees Map of the conspirators in the Midlands Author’s Note Prologue: Bountiful Beginnings Before the Fruit Was Ripe Whose Head for the Crown? The Honest Papists Diversity of Opinions The Horse of St George A King and his Cubs Spanish Charity Catesby as Phaeton That Furious and Fiery Course So Sharp a Remedy Pernicious …
The Warrior Queens, Part Two
Part Two Matilda, Daughter of Peter England’s Domina Lion of the Caucasus Isabella with her Prayers Elizabetha Triumphans Jinga at the Gates Queen versus Mother The Valiant Rani Iron Ladies Unbecoming in a Woman?
The Warrior Queens, Part One
Part One A Singular Exception Antique Glories The Queen of War Iceni: this Powerful Tribe Ruin by a Woman The Red Layer Eighty Thousand Dead O Zenobia!
The Weaker Vessel, Part Two
Afterwards – A Continual Labour Worldly Goods Divorce from Bed and Board Benefiting by Accomplishments Petticoat-Authors Helping in God’s Vineyard The Delight of Business Wanton and Free Actress as Honey-Pot The Modest Midwife Epilogue: How Strong?
The Weaker Vessel, Part One
Author’s Note Chronology of Important Events 1603-1702 Prologue: How Weak? As It Was – This Blessed Knot A Wife Sought for Wealth Affection Is False Crown to her Husband The Pain and the Peril Are You Widows? Poor and Atrabilious Unlearned Virgins Living under Obedience With the War – Stronger Grown Courage above her Sex …