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

1679, England: Fear of conspiracy and religious terrorism have provoked panic in politicians and a zealous reaction from the legal system. 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 Long and Ben Long brilliantly evoke a turbulent period in England's history — — and tell the forgotten story of the two most dangerous years in the life of the legendary diarist.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 322
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781590202647
  • Genres
  • history, biography
  • Release date
  • 2009