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Pity for the Guy : a biography of Guy Fawkes /
The first fully-rounded portrait of the man behind the Gunpowder Plot For hundreds of years Guy Fawkes has been portrayed as perhaps too extreme a figure--a rabid, bloodthirsty Catholic who not only tried to bomb British Parliament but threatened the English way of life. This biography reveals that...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Peter Owen Publishers,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The first fully-rounded portrait of the man behind the Gunpowder Plot For hundreds of years Guy Fawkes has been portrayed as perhaps too extreme a figure--a rabid, bloodthirsty Catholic who not only tried to bomb British Parliament but threatened the English way of life. This biography reveals that he was much more than an evil, shadowy conspirator with an axe to grind. John Paul Davis delves into the evidence and makes a convincing case for new thinking on one of English history's greatest enigmas. Not only is the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 thrillingly reteold, but Guy Fawkes can now be seen as a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (327 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780720614572 0720614570 0720613493 9780720613490 1306022347 9781306022347 0720614694 9780720614695 |