White Cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies.
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London's streets to labor in the...
Read More about White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaWhite Cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies.
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London's streets to labor in the...
Read More about White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaWhite Cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies.
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London's streets to labor in the...
Read More about White Cargo Lib/E: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaA tantalizing and thrilling history of London at the time of King Charles II, from the acclaimed co-author of The King's Revenge and The King's Bed.
During the reign of Charles II, London was a city in flux. After years of civil war and political turmoil, England's capital became the center for major...
From two veteran historians comes an intelligent and spirited history of Charles II's dissolute life and surprising legacy.
To refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces...
Read More about The King's Bed Lib/E: Sex and Power in the Court of Charles IIFrom two veteran historians comes an intelligent and spirited history of Charles II's dissolute life and surprising legacy.
To refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces...
Read More about The King's Bed: Sex and Power in the Court of Charles IIFrom two veteran historians comes an intelligent and spirited history of Charles II's dissolute life and surprising legacy.
To refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces...
Read More about The King's Bed: Sex and Power in the Court of Charles IIWhen Charles I was executed, his son made it his role to seek out retribution, producing the biggest manhunt Britain had ever seen, one that would span Europe and America and would last for thirty years. When he ascended to the throne in 1660 as Charles II, his search for revenge intensified, with...
Read More about The King's RevengeTo refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces surrounded by friends, courtiers and literally hundreds of servants and soldiers. Gossip radiated throughout the kingdom...
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