CHARLES II: The Last Rally

by Hilaire Belloo ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 3, 1939

A companion piece to Louis IV, presenting a parallel reign and showing again the struggle between one man government and the Parliamentary oligarchy, and conflict which Louis mastered and Charles only partially checked. Charles' monarchical leanings, his latent Catholicism -- these are the two phases that interest Belloc most. The biography is handled semi-topically, semi-chronologically; it is not animated but it is pretty solid reading. Biased -- somewhat sober -- occasionally debatable.

Pub Date: Nov. 3, 1939

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1939

Categories: NONFICTION