Today I am hosting Anita Seymour's introduction to her new book: Royalist Rebel . Here's what she has to say about it:
Intelligent, witty and beautiful, Elizabeth Murray wasn’t born noble; her family’s fortunes came from her Scottish father’s boyhood friendship with King Charles. As the heir to Ham House, their mansion on the Thames near Richmond, Elizabeth was always destined for greater things.
Royalist
Rebel is the story of Elizabeth’s youth during the English Civil War, of a
determined and passionate young woman dedicated to Ham House, the Royalist cause
and the three men in her life; her father William Murray, son of a minister who
rose to become King Charles’ friend and confidant, the rich baronet Lionel
Tollemache, her husband of twenty years who adored her and John Maitland, Duke
of Lauderdale, Charles II’s favourite.
With William Murray at King Charles’ exiled court
in Oxford, the five Murray women have to cope alone. Crippled by fines for
their Royalist sympathies, and besieged by the Surrey Sequestration Committee,
Elizabeth must find a wealthy, non-political husband to save herself, her
sisters, and their inheritance.
Royalist Rebel by Claymore Books, an
imprint of Pen and Sword, is released on 17th January 2013
For
a little background on the novel, see Anita’s Book Blog
The
National Trust Website of Elizabeth Murray’s former home, Ham House, at
Petersham near Richmond, Surrey
Anita’s
Blog
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