A gambling man : Charles II and the Restoration, 1660-1670 / Jenny Uglow.

London : Faber and Faber, 2009.

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Charles -- II, -- King of England, -- 1630-1685.

Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.

Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688.

Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.

I. The deal

1. Sailing

2. Landing

II. Clubs

3. How to be King

4. Three crowns and more

5. This wonderful pacifick year

6. Family matters

7. Blood and banners

8. Whitehall

9. Courtiers and envoys

10. The coming of the Queen

11. Land

III. Diamonds

12. Tender consciences

13. All people discontented

14. The King Street Gang

15. Governed as beasts

16. The spring of the air

17. The Royal Society

18. Card houses

19. Beauties

20. Performance

IV. Hearts

21. Money men and merchants

22. One must down

23. The itch of honour

24. Lord have mercy upon us

25. Fortunes of war

26. The long hot summer

27. Conflagration

28. Blame

29. The Trick Track Men

V. Spades

30. Breathing spaces

31. The Dutch in the medway

32. The triple alliance

34. Buckingham's year

35. Loving too well

36. Sweet ladies

37. Troublesome men

38. Charles and Louis

VI. The clearance

39. Dover and beyond

40. Sailing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780571217335

xi, 580 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm