The gripping story of Colonel Thomas Blood: dangerous double agent and Irish rogue at the court of Charles II. 'A must-read for lovers of history, biography or simply a good yarn' Tracy Borman
"In May 1671, Colonel Blood became the only person ever to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. How did he succeed? He had been involved in countless plots to assassinate King Charles II. Why did the King decide to pardon him, and hire him as his personal spy? In a page-turning narrative that reads like a thriller, bestselling historian Robert Hutchinson tells the compelling story of Colonel Blood: turncoat, fugitive, double agent -- and the most wanted man in Restoration England."--Bookcover.
An extraordinary, stranger than fiction story