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XVII - Tales of The Civil War Q wrote a huge number of apparently fictional tales but many were actually inspired by historical facts. His writings can be categorised as adventure, romance or proto-feminist. Cornwall a played significant role in the English Civil War with the county being fought over between the Royalists and the Parliaments resulting in famous the famous battles of Launceston, Lostwithiel, Braddock Down, Stratton Down. Eventually the Royalists triumphed to the extent that they even took control of St. Michael’s Mount. This volume contains five tales involving adventure and romance, escapades and an occasional lucky escape:-
These adventure stories are great tales, encompassing lucky escapes and romance, and are typical of late Victorian writers. More importantly, although the main characters are fictitious, the historical background is extremely accurate, breathing life into events of almost four hundred years ago which laid the ground for the current system of government.
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| XI Lady Mary XII Pirates! XIII Love XIV Scilly XV Escapades and Occasional Escapes XVI Hetty Wesley XVII Tales of The Civil War XVIII Spies XIX The Westcotes XX Harry Revel |