Traitor to the Crown: The Untold Story of the Popish Plot and the Consipiracy Against Samuel Pepys

by James Long, Ben Long, James Long

Book Overview

Everywhere or so it is feared Catholic agents are plotting to overthrow the King. Samuel Pepys, Secretary of the Admiralty, finds himself charged with treason and facing a show trial and execution. Imprisoned in the Tower of London, Pepys sets to work investigating his mysterious accuser, Colonel John Scott, and uncovers a life riddled with ambition, forgery, treason and - ultimately - murder. Using rare access to Pepys' account of the affair, James...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590202643
• ISBN13: 9781590202647
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Abrams Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher