Gunpowder: The Players Behind the Plot
Editorial Reviews
The Sunday Times
"Lavishly illustrated survey of the primary sources on which all analysis of the Gunpowder Plot is based."
Review
'The outstanding book of the 400th anniversary, a masterclass in the delicate process of historical investigation that demonstrates how much sexier is nuance than hyperbole. .. Deserves to be read with relish.' -- Alex Butterworth, The Observer
'a gripping reconstruction... fascinating and involving' -- Heritage magazine
'a gift to teachers and students' -- The Times Literary Supplement
'a lavishly illustrated survey of the primary sources on which all analysis of the Gunpowder Plot is based. Travers's fluid prose and easy familiarity with the sources are attractive [and the illustrations] beautifully reproduced.' -- Neil Hanson, The Sunday Times
'It is surprising how wrong contemporaries can be. This merry man [Guy Fawkes] was to become the hate figure of the nation for hundreds of years. That is why a book such as Gunpowder, based on original and archival sources, is so interesting for the human and social context in which it places the opposed forces of the time.' -- Peter Ackroyd, The Times
'James Travers's Gunpowder is much more sprightly - [and] makes some fascinating points. Travers has an extremely deft turn of phrase.' -- Murrough O'Brien, The Independent on Sunday
Gunpowder: The Players Behind the Plot
Gunpowder: The Players Behind the Plot,James Travers,The National Archives,1903365864,1570-1606,Europe - Great Britain - General,Fawkes, Guy,,Great Britain,Gunpowder Plot, 1605,History,History - General History,History: World,James I, 1603-1625,Modern - 17th Century
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