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The King's Smuggler: Jane Whorwood, Secret Agent to Charles I
The King's Smuggler Jane Whorwood Secret Agent to Charles I
Author: John Fox
Jane Whorwood was one of Charles I?s closest confidantes. The wife of an Oxfordshire squire, when the court moved to Oxford in 1642, at the start of the Civil War, she helped the royalist cause by spying for the king, and smuggling gold (perhaps as much as 1,000 kg) to help pay for his army. When Charles was held captive by the Parliamentarians,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780752450018
ISBN-10: 0752450018
Publication Date: 3/1/2010
Pages: 224
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Publisher: The History Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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