The King's Quinto: The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) [Paperback]

Barbara O'Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 2004

The King's Quinto is a history of the life and times of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552(4?) -1618). Raleigh was knighted by the Queen at the Feast of the Epiphany in 1585. The book includes Raleigh's trial at Winchester in 1603, after the death of Queen Elizabeth, when King James I succeeded to the throne of England. Raleigh was arrested together with Lawrence Kemys and they were committed to the Bloody Tower on the 14th July, 1603, having been implicated in the Spanish Bye and Main Plot, which was a plot by 16 men to kidnap King James I in an effort to persuade him to tolerate the Roman Catholic religion. The story of The King's Quinto is told through the voice of John Talbot, Raleigh's real-life servant. In this book you will find out what money the Elizabethans spent, what they wore, ate, and how they cleaned their teeth and also what preparations the Elizabethan women used as make-up.

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About the Author

Barbara OSullivan was born in Chiswick, London, England in 1951, and lives in South Wales. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: PublishAmerica (January 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413708285
• ISBN-13: 978-1413708288
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,856,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King's Quinto - The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh, May 2, 2004

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Mr. Neville Allen (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King's Quinto: The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) (Paperback)

The King's Quinto (The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh - 1552-1618) is in my opinion a compelling read in so much as, like the author C.S. Forrester with his technical ability to describe military men in action by his knowledge and insight of the subject in hand, likewise Barbara O'Sullivan has a similar approach to detail in the chapter entitled The Battle of Cadiz, leaving the reader a desire to continue on to the next chapter. As a complete layman on history, I found her book very satisfying.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the kings quinto, March 24, 2004

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craig (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King's Quinto: The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) (Paperback)

good content in the book its an exellent reference book the drawings are brilliant.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King's Quinto, March 19, 2004

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Rachael Wood-Harman (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The King's Quinto: The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) (Paperback)

The Kings Quinto by barbara O'Sullivan, is a fantastic book, for those intrested in history, I think it will be a great tool in helping us to understand the real truth about what really happened in the Elizabethan times and what really became of Sir Walter Riley, up until now there has been no book writing about him, only a reference to him, when talking about Queen Elizabeth the first. It seems that this author has done a great deal of research before she set out to write this book, and I expect that anyone who reads it will thoroughly enjoy such a delightful book, it left me wanting to know more about what happened all those years ago, in old England. Enjoy!