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Soldier, adventurer, lothario, businessman, entrepreneur – Ned Pickering is all this and more. This mix of historical fact with adventure, drama, romance, tragedy and murder, makes for an entertaining, informative and always, thrilling read.
From the English royal court to the battlefields of the English Civil War, from the genteel estates of Dorset to the scaffold of Charles I, from the chateaux of the French aristocracy to the trading ships of the seven seas, Ned recounts his adventures, his romances, his successes and failures as he matures from nineteen‑year‑old innocent to a wealthy businessman and father of five.
Through his journal, Ned relates his adventures – many by the side of his best friend and mentor, Prince Rupert, the Duke of Cumberland, including an expedition to the Caribbean, and a terrifying naval engagement with the Dutch.
We follow Ned's long relationships, first with the glamorous Duchess of Orleans and then with the beautiful Dorothy Weld, who will become his wife.… Read More
