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The British government sends enigmatic emissary Nicholas Segalla to France in order to uncover the truth about the fate of the young Dauphin, held prisoner in the Temple where his mother Marie Antoinette spent her last days, after rumors spread about his escape. Reprint. LJ. PW.Tags
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Paul C. Doherty was born on September 21, 1946. He is an award winning British author, educator, and historian. He is also the Headmaster of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex, in the United Kingdom. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he show more received a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II. Dr. Doherty is a historian who lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries. Dr. Doherty was awarded an Order of the British Empire for his services to education in 2011. His other career is that of Headmaster at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex for 30 years. In 1999, the school was given Beacon status which rates it as outstanding among other schools in it's category. Dr. Doherty has published a series of historical mysteries set in the Middle Ages, Classical, Greek, and Ancient Egypt. He writes both fiction and non-fiction under his own name, both as P.C. Doherty and Paul C. Doherty, as well as the pennames: Anna Apostolou, Michael Clynes, and Ann Dukthas. Doherty is the author of several mystery series, including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, and the Canterbury Tales of mystery. He has written 100 published books which have been printed in several languages and distributed in several different countries including the UK, United States, Spain, and Germany. He was also awarded the Herodotus, for lifelong achievement for excellence in the writing of historical mysteries by the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1995-11
- People/Characters
- Nicholas Segalla; Louis XVII of France (Louis-Charles, Prince Royal of France and Duke of Normandy)
- Important places
- France
- Important events
- French Revolution ; Restoration of the Monarchy
- Dedication
- To Jim Grainger, Education Officer, London Borough of Redbridge, in memory of the times we have spent!
- First words
- Paris, October 1793-- Year 1 of the Revolution. A great, red fury descended upon the land.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Segalla's voice trembled a little, "I want to remind the ghost of Marie-Antoinette how I kept faith."
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