Traitor's field : from the archives of the Comptrollerate-General for Scrutiny and Survey / arranged by Robert Wilton.
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TextPublisher: London : Corvus, 2013Copyright date: c2013Description: 466 p. ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781848878402 (pbk) :; 9781848878396 (pbk) :; 9781848878198 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Civil War (Great Britain : 1642-1649) | 1642-1649 | Suspense fiction | Historical fiction | Suspense fiction, English | Suspense fiction | Betrayal -- Fiction | Intrigue -- Fiction | Historical fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Fiction | Great BritainGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Spy stories. | Thrillers (Fiction). | Thrillers (Fiction). | Suspense fiction | Historical fiction | Suspense fiction | Historical fiction | Historical fiction | Fiction. | History. | Suspense fiction. DDC classification: 823.92 LOC classification: PRSummary: It is 1648 and Britain is at war with itself. The Royalists are defeated but Parliament is in turmoil, its power weakened by internal discord. Royalism's last hope is Sir Mortimer Shay, a ruthless veteran of decades of intrigue who must rebuild a credible threat to Cromwell's rule, whatever the cost. John Thurloe is a young official in Cromwell's service. Confronted by the extent of the Royalists' secret intelligence network, he will have to fight the true power reaching into every corner of society: the Comptrollerate-General for Scrutiny and Survey.
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It is 1648 and Britain is at war with itself. The Royalists are defeated but Parliament is in turmoil, its power weakened by internal discord. Royalism's last hope is Sir Mortimer Shay, a ruthless veteran of decades of intrigue who must rebuild a credible threat to Cromwell's rule, whatever the cost. John Thurloe is a young official in Cromwell's service. Confronted by the extent of the Royalists' secret intelligence network, he will have to fight the true power reaching into every corner of society: the Comptrollerate-General for Scrutiny and Survey.
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