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A review by erikajay
To Catch a King: Charles II's Great Escape by Charles Spencer
4.0
I actually didn’t know much about Charles II’s time on the run in England after his father was beheaded.
Spencer does a good job of explaining the final days of Charles I, so it actually takes a little while before we get to Charles II’s escape, but I was fine with that. It is amazing to me how many close calls Charles had and how long he was able to be traipsing through the English countryside (in disguise, but he still moved around quite a bit) without getting caught.
Spencer also does a good job of examining his sources. He also gives us a very brief accounting of the rest of Charles’s life and the fates of those who helped him, which was a nice way to end this book.
Spencer does a good job of explaining the final days of Charles I, so it actually takes a little while before we get to Charles II’s escape, but I was fine with that. It is amazing to me how many close calls Charles had and how long he was able to be traipsing through the English countryside (in disguise, but he still moved around quite a bit) without getting caught.
Spencer also does a good job of examining his sources. He also gives us a very brief accounting of the rest of Charles’s life and the fates of those who helped him, which was a nice way to end this book.