Robert Ferguson, The Plotter: Or The Secret Of The Rye-House Conspiracy And The Story Of A Strange Career (1887) - Couverture souple

Ferguson, Prof James

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ISBN 10 : 1164948431 ISBN 13 : 9781164948438

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Robert Ferguson, The Plotter: Or The Secret Of The Rye-House Conspiracy And The Story Of A Strange Career (1887) is a historical book written by James Ferguson. The book is based on the true story of Robert Ferguson, a Scottish political agitator who played a key role in the Rye-House Plot of 1683. The Rye-House Plot was a failed assassination attempt on King Charles II and his brother James, Duke of York, which aimed to replace them with a Protestant monarch.The book provides a detailed account of the Rye-House Plot, including the planning and execution of the conspiracy, as well as the subsequent trials and executions of its participants. It also explores the life of Robert Ferguson, who was a controversial figure in his time and was accused of being a double agent working for both the English and Scottish governments.The book delves into the political and religious tensions of the time, with a focus on the struggle between the Protestant and Catholic factions in England. It also provides insight into the role of political propaganda and manipulation in shaping public opinion and influencing political events.Overall, Robert Ferguson, The Plotter: Or The Secret Of The Rye-House Conspiracy And The Story Of A Strange Career (1887) is a fascinating historical account of a little-known chapter in English history, and an exploration of the complex political and social forces at play during the late 17th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1164948431
• ISBN 13: 9781164948438
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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