This is an auction for THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLES II, by Christopher Falkus.

Introduction by Antonia Fraser.

Amazon.com reviews:

"FIVE STARS!!! If you don't want to wade through a large tome on Charles II, this is the book for you. It's fairly short, filled with illustrations, and yet hits all the important points of England's most popular rex. Charles II was a happening dude, with a love of life and people, and his ability to overcome his tumultous childhood and adult intrigues is truly amazing. This isn't just a pure bio, however, because as the title implies, this is also about the times of Charles II, and what amazing events took place. Plague, devasting fire, wars, regicides, you name it, the times they were amazing. So was Charles II, a magnetic leader, if there ever was one."

"The lives and times of Charles the Second were quite remarkable and both his predecessor and sucsessor were ousted from their crown but Charles II managed to gain the crown and keep it until his death. The odds were against him and he had to flee fatherless (his father Charkes the first was executed for treason) and penniless to the continent chased by Cromwell and his spies. Charles II was a complex person but one thing that can not be taken from him is that he was a consumated survivalist in a very dangerous political climate. Falkus does an excellent job of recounting his lifespan and it is not often that history books read like a thriller. This is a page turner in the truest sense of the word."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Large format paperback 1992.

223 pages.

Illustrations throughout.

Very good condition.

.The cost of shipping is $4.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.