The English Civil Wars

The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660 | Blair Worden

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Cuilin @bookandbedandtea 2y

jenniferw88 Most of my characters were real, which surprised me as I thought Daphne had created the female MC whilst reading. I enjoyed it, and am tempted to try to rewrite from a different character's point of view.

The King's General

BarkingMadRead I‘m the worst lol I put the book aside and never read it 🤣 I‘m reading about the American civil war, totally coincidental and doesn‘t at all count 🤣🤣 2y

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Cuilin @jenniferw88 great idea. I‘d definitely read it!! 2y

Cuilin @BarkingMadRead lol 😂 I understand something I would do too lol 😝 2y

AllDebooks Mine was set in the aftermath of the Civil War, with several historic characters. A sequence of events is told through 4 different pov, with only 1 telling the truth. It was masterful writing and I really enjoyed it. I esp. Lik 2y

AllDebooks Cont. Liked John Wallis, chief cryptographer to Cromwell, as a protagonist. I chose

An Instance Of The Fingerpost

julieclair I have not started my book yet, but am really looking forward to reading it. It may spill over into August. 😉

London in Chains

rubyslippersreads @julieclair I‘m glad I‘m not the only one who hasn‘t started yet. 2y

bookandbedandtea My book centered around a cryptologist working for the king. The only real characters were the king and queen. Other Royalists and Parliamentarians were mentioned by were not present. @AllDebooks your book sounds very similar but better- I'm off to see if my library has it. Mine was

The King's Spy: (Thomas Hill 1)

Cuilin @bookandbedandtea I loved, and also vouch for

Instance of the Fingerpost

Deblovestoread The war did not feature in my book and I don‘t believe any of the characters were real. The village felt removed from any national turmoil while dealing with the plague

Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague

Cuilin @Deblovestoread if I remember, they close the whole village to outsiders, correct? 2y

Cuilin @rubyslippersreads @julieclair 👍 2y

Cuilin @AllDebooks when I figured out the twist I had to go back and re-read certain chapters. It was so good. 2y

Deblovestoread Yes, they isolate the village keeping themselves within the boundary and others out with the help of patrons willing to bring supplies to the boundary line. 2y

AllDebooks @Cuilin it is mindbending, for sure. 2y

AllDebooks @bookandbedandtea ooh I'll look that one up 😊 2y

Itchyfeetreader I enjoyed mine and there was predominantly a lot of based@on real people but heavily fictionalised! 2y

TheBookgeekFrau Took place after the war, but there was mention of prosperity and a lightening of manner and dress after the return of King Charles II. All the characters were fictitious who mentioned historical figures in passing.

Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague

dabbe My book took place before the civil war breaks out. It's the first book in a detective series with Tom Tallant, (love his name) who is our ship merchant/detective. When the book opens, England is about to descend into civil war because of a savage conflict between King Charles I and Parliament. Discontent is boiling across the city and is ready to explode. Quite a few characters in this book really existed. (edited) 2y

ChaoticMissAdventures @AllDebooks This sounds so interesting! Also glad to see someone else rea a doorstopper book for this prompt. Mine was just a bit longer at 975, but I might pick up your book too, it is such an interesting time. 2y

ChaoticMissAdventures Mine started at the beginning of the war - Charles I then sort of skirts over the Parliamentary years, and most of the book is set after during Charles II, delving into how the war, and the changes in leadership effect things going forward, which was super interesting.
The main character was not real, but a good portion of the people surrounding her were, I did a lot of googling, Charles II had so many mistresses!

Forever Amber

DebinHawaii I‘m about midway through but hoping to finish this weekend. Enjoying it so far.

The King's General

rwmg My book was a YA novel by Jill Paton Walsh covering the same events as @DebLovesToRead 's choice, which I have read (LT says in 2010). I preferred this one as the language and characterisation felt much more authentic to the times as a first person narrative. It also deals much more effectively with the historical context of the changes in society due to the Restoration.

A Parcel of Patterns

rwmg Another fan here @AllDeBooks @Cuilin

An Instance Of The Fingerpost

AllDebooks @rwmg 😍 2y

Karisimo I read the tagged book. One of the main characters was a fictional catholic priest undercover who unsuccessfully attempted to free Charles I just before his death.

Tidelands

Cuilin @Karisimo I was wondering if you enjoyed it. It‘s on my TBR. 2y

thegreensofa Mine featured the Civil War through Cromwell‘s laws spoken about by characters, and Cromwell‘s followers attending a court session and dissection. It wasn‘t a main feature of the book but was very interesting whenever it was mentioned. So much history!

Newes from the Dead

Mollyanna I am about halfway through mine. It deals with the aftermath of the civil war and the great fire of London. It has a good combination of fictional and actual historical figures. I hope to finish soon

Ashes of London

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