Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester (eBook)

A True Restoration Tragedy

Nigel Pickford (Autor)

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2021 | 1. Auflage
304 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-9841-3 (ISBN)

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In 1682, Charles II invited his scandalous younger brother, James, Duke of York, to return from exile and take his rightful place as heir to the throne. To celebrate, the future king set sail in a fleet of eight ships destined for Edinburgh, where he would reunite with his young pregnant wife. Yet disaster struck en route, somewhere off the Norfolk coast. The royal frigate in which he sailed, the Gloucester, sank, causing some two hundred sailors and courtiers to perish. The diarist Samuel Pepys had been asked to sail with James but refused the invitation, preferring to travel in one of the other ships. Why? What did he know that others did not? Nigel Pickford's compelling account of the catastrophe draws on a richness of historical material including letters, diaries and ships' logs, revealing for the first time the full drama and tragic consequences of a shipwreck that shook Restoration Britain.

Nigel Pickford is a maritime historian and works as a consultant for salvage companies, helping to locate shipwrecks and recover lost cargo and treasure. His previous books include Lady Bette and the Murder of Mr Thynn.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.9.2021
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: a true restoration tragedy • charles 2nd • Claire Tomalin • Duke of Marlborough • Duke of York • Edinburgh • Great Yarmouth • HMS Gloucester • HMS Gloucester 1654 • james 2nd • King Charles II • King James II • lade bette and the murder of mr thynn • Norfolk • restoration • royal frigate • Samuel Pepys • Shipwreck • Tragedy and Royal Intrigue in Restoration Britain • Tragedy and Royal Intrigue in Restoration Britain, HMS Gloucester, HMS Gloucester 1654, king charles ii, charles 2nd, duke of york, king james ii, james 2nd, edinburgh, norfolk, great yarmouth, duke of marlborough, samuel Pepys, royal frigate, restoration, lade bette and the murder of mr thynn, claire tomalin, shipwreck • Tragedy and Royal Intrigue in Restoration Britain, HMS Gloucester, HMS Gloucester 1654, king charles ii, charles 2nd, duke of york, king james ii, james 2nd, edinburgh, norfolk, great yarmouth, duke of marlborough, samuel Pepys, royal frigate, restoration, lade bette and the murder of mr thynn, claire tomalin, shipwreck, a true restoration tragedy
• ISBN-10: 0-7509-9841-5 / 0750998415
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-9841-3 / 9780750998413