Pity for the Guy: A Biography of Guy Fawkes

Name: Pity for the Guy: A Biography of Guy Fawkes
Brand: Peter Owen Publishers
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By Davis, John Paul

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The first fully-rounded portrait of the man behind the Gunpowder Plot For hundreds of years Guy Fawkes has been portrayed as perhaps too extreme a figure--a rabid, bloodthirsty Catholic who not only tried to bomb British Parliament but threatened the English way of life. This biography reveals that he was much more than an evil, shadowy conspirator with an axe to grind. John Paul Davis delves into the evidence and makes a convincing case for new thinking on one of English history's greatest enigmas. Not only is the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 thrillingly reteold, but Guy Fawkes can now be seen as a multi-faceted figure--husband, soldier, lover, adveturer, spy, and possibly the most misunderstood of English villains.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 256
Release Date:: 2011-04-30
Publication Date:: 2010-11-30
Publisher:: Peter Owen Publishers
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0720613493
ISBN13:: 9780720613490
Weight:: 418 g
Height:: 141 cm
Width:: 215 cm
Thickness:: 27 cm

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