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1660s: A dangerous secret lies beneath Whitehall Palace…
The Last Protector
What you need to know before your trail
Brother against brother. Father against son. Friends turned into enemies. No one in England wants a return to the bloody days of the Civil War. But Oliver Cromwell’s son, Richard, has abandoned his exile and slipped back into England. The consequences could be catastrophic.
James Marwood, a traitor’s son turned government agent, is tasked with uncovering Cromwell’s motives. But his assignment is complicated by his friend – the regicide’s daughter, Cat Lovett – who knew the Cromwells as a child, and who now seems to be hiding a secret of her own about the family.
Both Marwood and Cat know they are putting themselves in great danger. And when they find themselves on a top secret mission in the Palace of Whitehall, they realize they are risking their lives…and could even be sent to the block for treason.
Locations
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Travel through the streets of 17th Century London BookTrail style
The book is set in London and the Royal Palaces of that time in the late 1660s. The restoration of Charles II has changed the landscape yet the honeymoon period which followed it is no more. Yet more civil war is on the horizon. These are dangerous times.
The Great Fire of London
As we all know, the Great fire of London ravaged the city in 1666. This book takes place following the fire and the time when the city is being rebuilt, brick by brick, road by road, piece by piece. The way in which an entire city, the capital city of the UK in particular is fascinating.
These are also the days after the death of one of the most iconic figures of that time – Oliver Cromwell (1658). What happens after he and his cronies have gone. What does the reign of Charles II have in store for the country and its people?
An excellent evocation of time and place in 17th Century London.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Last Protector
Destination/location: London Author/guide: Andrew Taylor Departure Time: 1660s
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