James II by Bernard Capes (1920)
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By Bernard Capes · First published 1920 · Genre: Biography, Historical, Non-fiction · 2,256 words
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The City clocks were chiming four in the starry chill of a December morning as the King and his two attendants hurried down Whitehall stairs to the river. A boat, bespoken hours earlier by his valet Abbadie, who was in waiting for the party, lay ready off the public steps. These, for an obvious reason, had been chosen in preference to the privy stairs, and the result seemed to justify the precaution. The fugitives were not observed or followed, it appeared -- unless any significance attached to the form of a sleeping loafer, sprawled heavily over a baulk of timber hard by -- and in any case they were all prepared, if challenged, to assume the rôle of belated citizens taking boat after a frolic.
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- Work type: Historical account
- Author: Bernard Capes
- Date: 1920 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, Historical, Non-fiction
- Length: 2,256 words
- Structure: 1 section, 49 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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- Biography — The book title indicates that it is about the life of a specific individual, James II.
- Historical — The series title 'Historical Vignettes' implies that this book contains historically relevant content.
- Non-fiction — The biographical and historical context of the book indicates it is based on real-life events and people.
Tags
Historical Fiction · Political Intrigue · Royalty · Religious Conflict · Eighteenth Century · England · Scotland · Ireland · Nobility · Power Struggle · Revolution · Monarchy