The cover page is adapted from To the Rescue: An Episode of the Civil War, a painting completed in 1896 by Ernest Crofts. The cover and title pages feature the League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by The League of Moveable Type. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Croftswww.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
When Charles the First Was King
Capítulos (48)
- I: Of the Land I Live In 0:00
- II: Of My Family, Friends, Neighbours, and Enemies 20:22
- III: Of My First Meeting with Rose Lisle 40:50
- IV: Of Philip Lisle and His Good Horse Caesar 1:00:16
- V: Of My First Going to School 1:18:33
- VI: Of the Dispute in the Marketplace 1:38:57
- VII: Of Our Coming from York 1:57:06
- VIII: Of the Sorrow That Came After 2:15:06
- IX: Of the Passage of Many Years 2:34:22
- X: Of My Coming of Age 2:47:51
- XI: Of My Second Meeting with Rose Lisle 3:03:44
- XII: Of the First Tidings of War 3:20:44
- XIII: Of Philip Lisle’s Call to Arms 3:35:55
- XIV: Of the Disturbance in Pontefract Marketplace 3:54:11
- XV: Of Our Escape from the Magistrate’s Custody 4:12:29
- XVI: Of Our Flight from That Neighbourhood 4:29:00
- XVII: Of the Events Which Followed 4:45:42
- XVIII: Of Jack’s Letters from the Seat of War 5:03:52
- XIX: Of the Remarkable Conduct of Dennis Watson 5:21:03
- XX: Of the Meeting in the Woods 5:38:40
- XXI: Of Certain Joyful Events 5:54:57
- XXII: Of Jack Drumbleforth’s Return Home 6:12:12
- XXIII: Of the Coming Near of War 6:28:31
- XXIV: Of My Ride with the Despatches 6:41:26
- XXV: Of the Great Fight at Marston Moor 6:55:54
- XXVI: Of the Progress of the Fight 7:12:24
- XXVII: Of My Meeting with General Cromwell 7:29:15
- XXVIII: Of My Adventure at the Wayside Inn 7:46:18
- XXIX: Of the Departure of Captain Trevor 8:02:50
- XXX: Of the First Siege of Pontefract Castle 8:19:52
- XXXI: Of the Second Siege of Pontefract Castle 8:35:30
- XXXII: Of the Evil News from Dale’s Field 8:50:45
- XXXIII: Of Our Ride in Search of Rose 9:06:50
- XXXIV: Of Our Adventure in Derbyshire 9:24:02
- XXXV: Of Our Fortunate Meeting with Captain Trevor 9:41:04
- XXXVI: Of the End of Our Search 9:57:33
- XXXVII: Of Our Visit to Castle Hill 10:13:40
- XXXVIII: Of the Surrender of Pontefract Castle 10:28:52
- XXXIX: Of the Death of Philip Lisle 10:42:27
- XL: Of Our Imprisonment in Pontefract Castle 10:57:46
- XLI: Of My Journey to London 11:13:43
- XLII: Of the Scene Before Whitehall 11:32:05
- XLIII: Of Two Strange Meetings in One Day 11:49:17
- XLIV: Of the Fate of Dennis Watson 12:07:13
- XLV: Of the Strange Man’s Confession 12:24:28
- XLVI: Of Our Preparations for the Wedding 12:42:34
- XLVII: Of My Last Meeting with Rupert Watson 12:58:23
- XLVIII: How the Bells Rang Out at Darrington 13:14:07
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The Dales of Dale’s Field have farmed their Yorkshire estate for generations. But conflict with a local enemy and the outbreak of the English Civil War make a deep impact on Will Dale, the young yeoman farmer currently the estate’s owner. His instinct to support the Royalist cause puts him inevitably in conflict with many in the North. This also leads to surprising chance encounters as the Parliamentarians move inexorably towards executing King Charles I. In more personal terms, the tumultuous times frustrate Will’s hopes of making a stable life with the woman he loves.
Fletcher wrote a number of historical studies of Yorkshire—indeed, all his early novels were in this genre. When Charles the First Was King is described in Jonathan Nield’s authoritative guide to Victorian historical fiction as “an excellent Yorkshire tale.” It stands up well in the company of its more famous contemporaries.