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Charles II: His Life and Likeness

Name: Charles II: His Life and Likeness
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Hesketh Pearson

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274 pages, Hardcover

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Edward Hesketh Gibbons Pearson was an English actor, theatre director and writer. He is known mainly for his biographies; they made him the leading British biographer of his time, in terms of commercial success.

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David

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August 25, 2019

Absolutely fascinating chronicle of the life and trials of King Charles II. The chief issue in Charles' life was as someone forcibly dragged into the petty religious squabbles of 17th century Albion, ones you could clearly see the King could not care about.