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Rebeldes Y Traidores (2012)

by Lindsey Davis(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Edhasa

review 1: Good while you're reading it, a disappointment viewed in retrospect. History buffs will love Lindsey Davis epic anti-romance of life during the harshest period of Renaissance England. Rebels and Traitors is weighty tome about the English civil war from the viewpoint of two survivors. I'm glad i read it, but also glad it's over. Not for the impatient, and not as interesting as Davis's Falco series, which has just entered it's second generation. The Ides of April is much more fun.
review 2: A masterpiece! You're likely to learn more about theEnglish Civil War and its aftermath from "Rebels And Traitors" than from any history book.I love how Lindsey Davis fills her novel with wonderful characters, interesting tales and very informative stories of Diggers, Leveller... mores, Ranters, printers, abandoned wives, soldiers, thieves, prostitutes, jail conditions and a wealth of detail about the circumstances surrounding England's Civil War.What I especially liked about the story is that it does not dwell on the major players of the Civil War - such as Charles 1st, Cromwell, Prince Rupert, Fairfax and the other generals and politicians (although many are mentioned and glimpses given of their character), but concentrates instead of the lives of "ordinary" people - from both Royalist and Parliamentarian sides and those in between - caught up in battles, sieges and the relentless drudgery of life during a major upheaval in England's history.Highly recommended if you're at all interested in historical fiction (and facts). less

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