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The Grove of Eagles: a Novel of Elizabethan England Free FREE THE GROVE OF EAGLES: A NOVEL OF ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND PDF Winston Graham | 656 pages | 11 Feb 2016 | Pan MacMillan | 9781509818617 | English | London, United Kingdom The Grove of Eagles : Winston Graham : Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England the problem. Return to Book Page. The Grove of Eagles by Winston Graham. In the Spanish Armada had been defeated The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England the English Channel and the whole of Elizabethan England was alert for the revenge that surely had to follow. Men like John Killigrew, commanding a key position on the Cornish coast, were vital to the survival of the country, and it is through the eyes of his eldest son, Maugan, that the story unfolds. Rich in action, it is a In the Spanish Armada had been defeated in the English Channel and the whole of Elizabethan England was alert for the revenge that surely had to follow. Rich in action, it is also crowded with unforgettable characters, many of them based on actual historical figures. Maugan Killigrew himself emerges, through his loneliness and his love, his physical suffering in The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England Spanish gaol, as a touchingly honest and believable character who is, above all things, a man of his time. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. Published January 1st by Not Avail first published More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England up. To ask other readers questions about The Grove of Eaglesplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of The Grove of Eagles. Jun 14, Karen rated it really liked it. Another excellent story by Winston Graham. Detailed story of the Killigrew family and how history happened to them. Jul 07, Tracey Warr rated it it was amazing. Superior historical fiction writing. Highly recommended. Oct 18, Hugh Owens rated it really liked it. Winston Graham excels in the historical fiction genre. Witness the Poldark series, in my opinion the best British historical fiction collection ever written. This novel takes place in Cornwall years before the Poldark novels and concerns the fortunes of the Killebrew family, one of the most dominant and early settlers of Southwest England. This is a novel but it is anything but fiction and resembles a work of history in that the names and dates and events are accurate. The principal characte Winston Graham excels in the historical fiction genre. The principal character is Maugan Killebrew, the bastard son of John Killebrew who was born in and the novel deals with real life events centering around the Spanish Armada debacle of In fact there were three Spanish Armada debacles in the late sixteenth century when Spain made attempts to defeat the British Fleet and restore Catholicism to renegade Protestant England. Fortunately for the English, it was ocean gales which defeated Spain scattering and sinking their ships with some help from the outgunned but intrepid galleons of Elizabeth. The book follows the amazing adventures of Maugan Killebrew growing up in the remote Cornwall countryside around Falmouth and offers an accurate glimpse of rural country life. Maugan ends up as a secretary to Sir Walter Raleigh and accompanies the British Fleet when it sacked and burned Cadiz. He ends up being captured by the Spanish, escaping and then recaptured and eventually ending up in the ocean off his native Cornwall shore where he was picked up. He made his way back to Sue Reskymer his childhood sweetheart, only to find that she married in his absence. Will true love win out and will Maugan ever find out the identity of his real mother? You'll have to wait for the ending to find out. The book does start slow and is laden with names and characters which can be confusing and slowing the action of the narrative but the book does pick up the pace and gather momentum and the ending is well done. Winston Graham like Elizabeth George is fascinated with Cornwall and while this book doesn't have the oomph and gravity of the Poldarks, it provides a great introduction to Cornwall during the momentous events of the Spanish Armada in Elizabethan England in the late sixteenth century. Mar 28, Adam Keller rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Love stories are one of the most common forms of literature. In general they fall into two kinds - the ones which end well, and the ones which end badly. In general, literary love stories end well when the lovers eventually get married and live happily ever after. They end badly when one or both die, or both The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England alive but something prevents them from consumating their love. It is very rare The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England a love story to end as "Grove of Eagles" ends. The protagonist had fallen in love at a young age, lo Love stories are one of the most common forms of literature. The protagonist had fallen in love at a young age, loyally carried a torch for his girl over many years, and finally gets to marry her - but it is not The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England happy end, because he had discovered her to be a nasty character, fallen out of love for her, and still could not stop himself from marrying her and feeling trapped and miserable in this marriage. Such things in fact happen quite often in real life - but I can hardly think of another book depicting it. This by the way is an element quite independent of historical setting. Graham could have also placed this hopeful love and disappointing marriage in a modern setting with hardly any change in the text. In fact, some of the dialogue seemed a bit too modern. Would a 16 Century woman have really said "Perhaps I am not the right woman for you? Dec 29, Eugenea Pollock rated it liked it Shelves: car-books. Unfortunately, the pace of the narrative often slowed The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England a halt in periods of imprisonment for the main character. Further, that character, Maughan Killigrew, was poorly defined. All in all, I cannot recommend this book. Oct 21, William rated it liked it. Winston Graham is a wonderful writer and I do love to read his novels, especially his masterpiece, "Poldark," but I have to say that this novel was a bit tedious and at times hard to get through. As a historical novel taking place in the last part of the 16th Century toward the end of Elizabeth's I reign, many might find it engrossing, but I did not. Nov 25, Sally Channing rated it it was ok Shelves: historywinston-graham. This one was difficult for me to get through, as much as I like Winstin Graham. The Spanish Armada and battles did not interest me that much, but that it was a true story did. Graham really does his research. Jul 05, Susan added it. Winston Graham's historical novel of Elizabethan England is not his best, but is still better than most contemporary historical fiction. The male protagonist in this novel did not engage my imagination as well as other novels. Graham seems better at female characters, for whatever reason. I skimmed the third quarter of the novel, but the early part of the story and the conclusion were good reading. Plenty of historical figures including Walter Raleigh, the Earl of Essex, the Cecils, and the Howa Winston Graham's historical novel of Elizabethan England is not his best, but is still better than most contemporary historical fiction. Excellent family story,love story and adventure stories; on land ,sea,in prison etc. The characters are good, and you live with the main character Maughan, you feel joy hope betrayal Apart from a few pages on battles,I was quite agog to know what was going to happen, and hoping The Grove of Eagles: A Novel of Elizabethan England a happy ending I was rather disappointed in the end What a pity there was no second story tracing more of this families story. Apr 22, Lili rated it liked it Shelves: novelpaperback. A good historical novel fro the Elizabethan era, the time of the Spanish Armada the story is interspersed with real historical characters. H Southgate rated it really liked it Jan 11, Mark Janson rated it liked it Nov 16, The grove of eagles. ( edition) | Open Library See more about this book on Archive. In the Spanish Armada had been defeated in the English Channel and the whole of Elizabethan England was alert for the revenge that surely had to follow. Men like John Killigrew, commanding a key position on the Cornish coast, were vital to the survival of the country, and it is through the eyes of his eldest son, Maugan, that the story unfolds. Rich in action, it is also crowded with unforgettable characters, many of them based on actual historical figures. Maugan Killigrew himself emerges, through his loneliness and his love, his physical suffering in a Spanish gaol, as a touchingly honest and believable character who is, above all things, a man of his time.
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