Soldier, the Gaolor, the Spy and Her Lover

30 January 1649

England is not a country that wishes to execute its divinely appointed king. Yet Charles I finds himself shivering on a scaffold in Whitehall, the axe man by his side.

In this brilliantly atmospheric novel, Simon Parke explores one of the most gripping tales in English history, weaving together the coinciding stories of:

- Charles, including his extraordinary year-long imprisonment on the Isle of Wight
- Robert Hammond, the poor man who found himself the king’s gaoler
- Charles’s remarkable mistress, the super-spy Jane Whorwood, and
- the brilliant but depressed Oliver Cromwell, anguishing over religion, politics, love and death.

30 ianuarie 1649 Anglia nu este o tara care doreste sa-si execute regele numit divin. Cu toate acestea, Carol I se trezeste tremurand pe o schela in Whitehall, toporul alaturi de el. In acest roman stralucit de atmosfera, Simon Parke exploreaza una dintre cele mai captivante povesti din istoria engleza, tesand impreuna povestile coincidente despre: - Charles, inclusiv inchisoare extraordinara de un an pe insula Wight - Robert Hammond, bietul om care s-a trezit infierat al regelui - remarcabila amanta a lui Charles, super-spionul Jane Whorwood si - genialul, dar deprimatul Oliver Cromwell, suferind de religie, politica, iubirea si moartea.