Forlorn Hope

Shadow of the Crown series Volume 7... September 1645 and the Enemy is at the Gates.Bristol, at that time the second city of England, is besieged by the New Model Army – Parliament's battle-forged and apparently invincible response to King Charles once rampant Cavaliers. Prince Rupert has promised his uncle the King he will hold the city for four months. But the psalm singing Roundheads are not about to be denied their prize. The resulting storm is the backdrop for Forlorn Hope – the latest novel in local author Nicholas Carter's acclaimed Shadow on the Crown Series - following the course of the English Civil War in the South West. 




Genre: Historical