Book Review: 'The Siege of Loyalty House: A Story of the English Civil War': Raising Arms Against RoyaltyFollowing the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, in September 2022, Charles III became King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. At age 73, he became the oldest person to accede to the British throne, being the longest serving heir apparent.
England retains her royalty, as do several other countries. As of 2022, there were 43 sovereign states in the world with a monarch as head of state.
Charles I, in this detail of a portrait by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, ruled England during the English Civil War. (Public Domain)
Author Jessie Childs in her latest historical narrative, "The Siege of Loyalty House: A Story of the English Civil War," takes readers to another time and era in England where royalty reigned: Charles I—who ruled under the belief that his reign was divinely inspired—in the timeframe of the mid-1600s....
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