Series in Georgian Era (1714-1837)
Books in Georgian Era (1714-1837)
The Greatest Rogue in England
The outrageously debauched life of Colonel Francis Charteris (1675-1732), as immortalized in Hogarth’s Harlot’s Progress, and his spectacular fall from grace at the hands of a humble servant. This vivid account chronicles Colonel Francis Charteris’s privileged life of cruelty, criminality, and excess which led him to become one of the most hated men of his time. This is the ideal book for readers of Erin Mackie, Matthew J. Kinservik, Lucy Moore, and Jerry White. Despite being descended from an ancient Scottish line leading back to Norman France, Charteris was not born to great wealth. Instead, he made it his life’s work to acquire it — not by any honest means and hard toil, but as a ruthless gambler, cheat, blackmailer, fraudster and extortionate money lender. He was also a penny-pinching miser. Not wishing to waste his money on common prostitutes as did most wealthy men of his time, and also to protect himself from disease, he believed in taking what he wanted from innocent and unwilling victims. The women, often lured under false pretences to work in his household, he believed he could rape with impunity. His downfall finally came when one brave servant girl stood up for her rights. The trial was a sensation, and the conviction long overdue. Drawing from a wealth of contemporary sources such as newspaper and journal reports, court documents, public records, private letters and memoirs, Stratmann delivers a thoroughly researched account of a man so notorious his contemporaries called him ‘The Rape-Master General’.
The Jacobite Rebellion: 1745–46
Fully illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an accessible introduction to one of history's most heavily romanticized and mythologized campaigns. Dr Gregory Fremont-Barnes presents a detailed overview of the Forty-five Rebellion, dispelling the myths that have grown up around battles like Culloden and the figures of the Highlanders. Led by the charismatic Bonnie Prince Charlie and fought in the main by clansmen loyal to the Stuarts, the revolt initially saw government forces outmanoeuvred and outfought before the Prince's march on London halted at Derby. But the following spring, pursued back into the Highlands by the Duke of Cumberland, the Prince's army made its doomed last stand on the moor of Culloden. Fremont-Barnes examines this key turning point in British history, analysing the dynastic struggle of two royal houses, the Rebellion's manoeuvres and battles and the tragic aftermath for the Highlands. Updated and revised for the new edition, with full-colour maps and 30 new images, this is an accessible introduction to the famous campaign which saw the Stuart dynasty's final attempt to regain the British throne, and the end of the Highland clans' way of life.
The Taming of a Wicked Rogue
Second chances don’t come easy…or cheap… Rebecca Fortescue needs to make amends. With her father on the run, she’s the only one who can make recompense to those he hurt. And unfortunately, the way to do that is to return to where he did the most damage—the home of her first love. It’s just her unfortunate luck that the boy she knew grew into an untameably wicked (and sinfully appealing) rogue. Even more unfortunate is just how much she needs him now… Lord Leonard Moncrieff was once foolish enough to lose his heart. It’s not a mistake he intends to repeat. Especially not now that his mother has banished him from London to escape a romantic scandal that wasn’t even his doing. But then Rebecca steps back into his life and everything changes… It’s not long before Rebecca and Leo realize the pull that once existed between them is as powerful as ever. But is it strong enough to overcome the ugliness of their past and put them on the road to happily ever after?