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When Charles the First Was King
J. S. Fletcher
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About this book
Serving for the Royalist cause affects the domestic life of a young Yorkshire farmer during the English Civil War.
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- Titlepage
- Imprint
- I: Of the Land I Live In
- II: Of My Family, Friends, Neighbours, and Enemies
- III: Of My First Meeting with Rose Lisle
- IV: Of Philip Lisle and His Good Horse Caesar
- V: Of My First Going to School
- VI: Of the Dispute in the Marketplace
- VII: Of Our Coming from York
- VIII: Of the Sorrow That Came After
- IX: Of the Passage of Many Years
- X: Of My Coming of Age
- XI: Of My Second Meeting with Rose Lisle
- XII: Of the First Tidings of War
- XIII: Of Philip Lisle’s Call to Arms
- XIV: Of the Disturbance in Pontefract Marketplace
- XV: Of Our Escape from the Magistrate’s Custody
- XVI: Of Our Flight from That Neighbourhood
- XVII: Of the Events Which Followed
- XVIII: Of Jack’s Letters from the Seat of War
- XIX: Of the Remarkable Conduct of Dennis Watson
- XX: Of the Meeting in the Woods
- XXI: Of Certain Joyful Events
- XXII: Of Jack Drumbleforth’s Return Home
- XXIII: Of the Coming Near of War
- XXIV: Of My Ride with the Despatches
- XXV: Of the Great Fight at Marston Moor
- XXVI: Of the Progress of the Fight
- XXVII: Of My Meeting with General Cromwell
- XXVIII: Of My Adventure at the Wayside Inn
- XXIX: Of the Departure of Captain Trevor
- XXX: Of the First Siege of Pontefract Castle
- XXXI: Of the Second Siege of Pontefract Castle
- XXXII: Of the Evil News from Dale’s Field
- XXXIII: Of Our Ride in Search of Rose
- XXXIV: Of Our Adventure in Derbyshire
- XXXV: Of Our Fortunate Meeting with Captain Trevor
- XXXVI: Of the End of Our Search
- XXXVII: Of Our Visit to Castle Hill
- XXXVIII: Of the Surrender of Pontefract Castle
- XXXIX: Of the Death of Philip Lisle
- XL: Of Our Imprisonment in Pontefract Castle
- XLI: Of My Journey to London
- XLII: Of the Scene Before Whitehall
- XLIII: Of Two Strange Meetings in One Day
- XLIV: Of the Fate of Dennis Watson
- XLV: Of the Strange Man’s Confession
- XLVI: Of Our Preparations for the Wedding
- XLVII: Of My Last Meeting with Rupert Watson
- XLVIII: How the Bells Rang Out at Darrington
- Endnotes
- Colophon
- Uncopyright
Edition & source
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Edition contributors
- The League of Moveable Type (tyd)
- J. S. Fletcher (ann, aut)
- Ernest Crofts (art)
- David Reimer (bkp, blw, cov, mrk, pfr, trc, tyg)
- Robin Whittleton (pfr)