Review of The Kings Cavalier
The latest novella by Mark Turnbull For various reasons, I had a break from history blogging this Summer. Pleased to be back starting with a review -The King's Cavalier' - featuring Captain Maxwell Walker, the third novella in the 'Rebellion' series by Mark Tunrbull. Opening at a time when the Royalists have seemingly lost the Civil War but the King still lives. Mr Turnbull is currently completing a biography of Charles 1. The novella opens on 4th November 1647 with Royalist veteran Captain Maxwell Walker foraging for wood with his two young sons in a forest near Selby near Yorkshire, The story soon shifts to the household of King Charles I. Various key Civil Wars events are woven into the story. Personally I have differences of opinion with the author's portrayal of The Level...