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The King's Minion (1930)

by Rafael Sabatini

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King James I, narrowly escaping assassination in the infamous Gunpowder Plot, has reason to suspect all around him. But surely he can trust members of his Privvy Council - and especially Robert Carr of Ferniehurst, Earl of Somerset and Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter? 'The Minion' traces Carr's meteoric rise and fall at the hands of the wary king whilst capturing all the thrill and vitality of seventeenth century England.… (more)
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Not among my favorite Sabatini novels, but still pretty good.
  kwmcdonald | Sep 22, 2005 |
BEING THE RISE AND FALL OF ROBERT CARRY OF FERNIEHURST, EARL OF SOMERSET, VISCOUNT ROCHESTER, BARON WINWICK, BARON BRANCEPEETH, KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER, A MEMBER OF HIS MAJESTY"S MOST HONORABLE PRIVY COUNCIL ETC, ETC, ETC COPYRIGHT 1930
  maedb | Dec 15, 2007 |
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King James, fully recovered from the terrible fright occasioned him by the Gunpowder Plot, had returned to his norm of pusillanimity.
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Published in the UK as "The Minion" and in the US as "The King's Minion"
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King James I, narrowly escaping assassination in the infamous Gunpowder Plot, has reason to suspect all around him. But surely he can trust members of his Privvy Council - and especially Robert Carr of Ferniehurst, Earl of Somerset and Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter? 'The Minion' traces Carr's meteoric rise and fall at the hands of the wary king whilst capturing all the thrill and vitality of seventeenth century England.

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