Audacious Crimes Of Colonel Blood - Softcover

Hutchinson, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780226101 ISBN 13: 9781780226101

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016

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About the Author:

Robert Hutchinson is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the author of THE LAST DAYS OF HENRY VIII, ELIZABETH'S SPYMASTER, THOMAS CROMWELL, HOUSE OF TREASON, YOUNG HENRY and THE SPANISH ARMADA. He was Defence Correspondent for the Press Association before moving to Jane's Information Group to launch JANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY. He has a doctorate from the University of Sussex, and was appointed OBE in the 2008 Honours List.

Review:

An extraordinary, stranger than fiction story * CHOICE * [Hutchinson] writes with great gusto ... These were violent times as this riveting book reveals * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT * Hutchinson paints a compelling portrait of a country hectic with sedition ... Rambunctious ... richly researched * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * [A] nailbiting chronicle of a thoroughly unrespectable life ... Robert Hutchinson, thoroughly at home in the smoke-and-mirrors world of Tudor and Stuart espionage, commends this doughty old desperado to us for his panache, effrontery and audacity. The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood is television mini-series material ... the clash of blades, the whizzing bullets and galloping hooves guarantee nonstop adventure -- Jonathan Keates * LITERARY REVIEW * A rigorously researched account ... Hutchinson's biography draws extensively on surviving primary sources, including eye-witness accounts of Blood's many scrapes and court cases ... a colourful tale of life in the shadow of the gallows -- Matthew Dennison * SPECTATOR * A marvellous romp * THE TIMES * [A] rattling but carefully researched piece of popular history ... Hutchinson sifts the various theories with characteristic thoroughness and lightness of touch -- James Walton * DAILY MAIL * Robert Hutchinson's latest book is proof that truth really is stranger than fiction. The story of Colonel Blood not only introduces us to one of the most audacious men in history, but uncovers a much darker tale of spies, conspiracy and murder. A must-read for lovers of history, biography or simply a good yarn -- Tracy Borman

About this edition

• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1780226101
• ISBN 13: 9781780226101
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320