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When Charles the First Was King

J. S. Fletcher

Novelsabout 14 hours of listening

Serving for the Royalist cause affects the domestic life of a young Yorkshire farmer during the English Civil War.

Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. I: Of the Land I Live In
  3. II: Of My Family, Friends, Neighbours, and Enemies
  4. III: Of My First Meeting with Rose Lisle
  5. IV: Of Philip Lisle and His Good Horse Caesar
  6. V: Of My First Going to School
  7. VI: Of the Dispute in the Marketplace
  8. VII: Of Our Coming from York
  9. VIII: Of the Sorrow That Came After
  10. IX: Of the Passage of Many Years
  11. X: Of My Coming of Age
  12. XI: Of My Second Meeting with Rose Lisle
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  1. XII: Of the First Tidings of War
  2. XIII: Of Philip Lisle’s Call to Arms
  3. XIV: Of the Disturbance in Pontefract Marketplace
  4. XV: Of Our Escape from the Magistrate’s Custody
  5. XVI: Of Our Flight from That Neighbourhood
  6. XVII: Of the Events Which Followed
  7. XVIII: Of Jack’s Letters from the Seat of War
  8. XIX: Of the Remarkable Conduct of Dennis Watson
  9. XX: Of the Meeting in the Woods
  10. XXI: Of Certain Joyful Events
  11. XXII: Of Jack Drumbleforth’s Return Home
  12. XXIII: Of the Coming Near of War
  13. XXIV: Of My Ride with the Despatches
  14. XXV: Of the Great Fight at Marston Moor
  15. XXVI: Of the Progress of the Fight
  16. XXVII: Of My Meeting with General Cromwell
  17. XXVIII: Of My Adventure at the Wayside Inn
  18. XXIX: Of the Departure of Captain Trevor
  19. XXX: Of the First Siege of Pontefract Castle
  20. XXXI: Of the Second Siege of Pontefract Castle
  21. XXXII: Of the Evil News from Dale’s Field
  22. XXXIII: Of Our Ride in Search of Rose
  23. XXXIV: Of Our Adventure in Derbyshire
  24. XXXV: Of Our Fortunate Meeting with Captain Trevor
  25. XXXVI: Of the End of Our Search
  26. XXXVII: Of Our Visit to Castle Hill
  27. XXXVIII: Of the Surrender of Pontefract Castle
  28. XXXIX: Of the Death of Philip Lisle
  29. XL: Of Our Imprisonment in Pontefract Castle
  30. XLI: Of My Journey to London
  31. XLII: Of the Scene Before Whitehall
  32. XLIII: Of Two Strange Meetings in One Day
  33. XLIV: Of the Fate of Dennis Watson
  34. XLV: Of the Strange Man’s Confession
  35. XLVI: Of Our Preparations for the Wedding
  36. XLVII: Of My Last Meeting with Rupert Watson
  37. XLVIII: How the Bells Rang Out at Darrington
  38. Endnotes
  39. Colophon
  40. Uncopyright

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