The Murder of Charles I
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Greatest Manhunt of the 17th Century by Robert Harris
Every novel I've written except Fatherland, I wrote here. Robert Harris tells this story brilliantly and it's a chance to think about this fascinating period in both English and North American history. It had never occurred to me to write a novel set in the 17th century but that was just how it came about. They just sort of you wander around and someone suggests something or your eyes caught by something,. then you research it and your character suggests themselves.
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