The Children of the New Forest
The Children of the New Forest The Children of the New Forest (1847) is a novel by Frederick Marryat. Bringing his readers into the world of danger and political intrigue that was England in the 17th…
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The Children of the New Forest
The Children of the New Forest (1847) is a novel by Frederick Marryat. Bringing his readers into the world of danger and political intrigue that was England in the 17th century, Marryat earns his place as one of the leading adventure writers of his time. Although Marryat is more widely known for novels inspired by his experience as a captain in the Royal Navy, The Children of the New Forest is a historical children's novel set in the aftermath of the English Civil War.
"It was in the month of November in this year that King Charles, accompanied by Sir John Berkely, Ashburnham, and Legg, made his escape from Hampton Court, and rode as fast as the horses could carry them toward that part of Hampshire which led to the New Forest." At the end of the English Civil War, Parliamentarian forces pursued King Charles and his dwindling allies into the ancient woods of the New