Synopses & Reviews
Between the meeting of the Long Parliament in November 1640 and the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and as a consequence of the defeat of the armies of Charles I and the Civil Wars and the failure of subsequent royalist conspiracies and rising, several hundred Cavaliers went into exile on the Continent, for periods ranging from a few weeks to twenty years. This book examines their experience: the identity of the exiles; their reasons for leaving England; the extent of their travels in Europe; how they, and their families coped with the ordeal; the role of the different Stuart "courts" as magnets to the exiles; the return to England at the Restoration; how they were treated on their return and how they had been influenced by their enforced resident abroad.
Synopsis
As a consequence of their support for the royalist cause in the English civil wars, several hundred Cavaliers, often accompanied by their families, went into exile in Europe for periods ranging from a few weeks to twenty years. This is an original, ground-breaking study, that identifies which Cavaliers went into exile and explains how they coped with the wide range of circumstances that they encountered in the different countries in which they settled.
Synopsis
Prologue - Escape from Dover Castle Introduction Court Papists and Army Plotters To Go Beyond the Seas The Crowd of Fugitives Stayers and Returners Destinations Worcester Nothing Was So Rare As Money Feuds and Factions Plots and Conspiracies Failed Hopes and Fresh Prospects Return of the Exiles Restoration Settlement Brand of the Emigre
About the Author
Geoffrey Smith is a retired schoolteacher from Melbourne, Australia.