The Sword of Monmouth tells the extraordinary story of King Charles I Prince of Wales sword and how it was handed down to King Charles II and then onto his eldest son the Duke of Monmouth. After the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor, the sword was first hidden in a haystack, then discovered centuries later as a prop in a pantomime.
| ISBN: | 9781916846401 |
| Publication date: | 22nd January 2025 |
| Author: | Hugo Vickers |
| Publisher: | Unicorn an imprint of Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Genres: |
Military history Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare) History History and Archaeology |