Project Gutenberg 2014-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 54 Abbott, Wilbur Cortez 1869 1947 11002022 Colonel Thomas Blood, Crown-stealer, 1618-1680 Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Colonel Thomas Blood, Crown-stealer, 1618-1680" by Wilbur Cortez Abbott is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the extraordinary life of Thomas Blood, an infamous figure in English history known for his audacious exploits, including an attempt to steal the English crown. Abbott's work not only chronicles Blood's life but places him within the broader context of political turbulence during the Restoration period in England. The opening of the book sets the stage for a captivating tale of adventure and intrigue. It begins by assuring the reader of the authenticity of Blood's story, which is as remarkable as any fictional account, yet founded in actual historical occurrences and documentation. Blood emerges as a daring character whose bold undertakings, such as the kidnapping of the Duke of Ormond and the audacious theft of the crown jewels, highlight a life lived on the fringes of law and order. As the narrative unfolds, we are introduced to the causes and contexts of his criminality, interweaving with critical historical moments and figures of the era, effectively making Blood a representative of an important class struggling against the tides of change in post-Civil War England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44980/44980-h/images/cover.jpg en Blood, Thomas, 1618?-1680 Crown jewels -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century Jewel thieves -- Great Britain -- Biography Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Biography DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 153556 153336 2024-09-18T19:31:40.663123 2023-09-19T14:43:33.720335 text/html text/html 147938 2015-06-13T07:24:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 107783 2015-06-13T07:25:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 93909 2024-09-18T19:31:43.496619 application/epub+zip 94887 2024-09-18T19:31:41.341132 application/epub+zip 74160 2024-09-18T19:31:41.020163 application/epub+zip 141596 2024-09-18T19:31:45.389593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130384 2024-09-18T19:31:43.184608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110106 2022-09-20T14:15:31.258612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141102 140913 2024-09-18T19:31:40.325121 2023-09-19T14:43:33.431330 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 140720 2015-06-13T07:24:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54358 2015-06-13T07:25:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19123 2024-09-18T19:31:45.531598 application/rdf+xml 5230 2024-09-18T19:31:41.090117 image/jpeg 1360 2024-09-18T19:31:41.055118 image/jpeg 132881 2024-09-18T19:31:40.684120 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog