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The Gunpowder Plot
- Author
- Antonia Fraser
- Narrator
- Patricia Gallimore
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 7 February 2013
- Run Time
- 16 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- History
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With a narrative that grips the reader like a detective story, Antonia Fraser brings the characters and events of the Gunpowder Plot to life. Dramatically recreating the conditions and motives that surrounded the fateful night of 5 November 1605, she unravels the tangled web of religion and politics that spawned the plot.
“An excellent book which unravels the whole story of the plot.” LITERARY REVIEW
“Told with impressive scholarship and panache ... with a sense of pace and tension worthy of a John le Carré novel'.” SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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Details
- Author
- Antonia Fraser
- Narrator
- Patricia Gallimore
- Duration
- 16 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 February 2013
- ISBN
- 9781471227110
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- History
Synopsis
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November ...With a narrative that grips the reader like a detective story, Antonia Fraser brings the characters and events of the Gunpowder Plot to life. Dramatically recreating the conditions and motives that surrounded the fateful night of 5 November 1605, she unravels the tangled web of religion and politics that spawned the plot.“An excellent book which unravels the whole story of the plot.” LITERARY REVIEW “Told with impressive scholarship and panache ... with a sense of pace and tension worthy of a John le Carré novel'.” SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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