Royal Escape

Royal Escape
Author(s)	Georgette Heyer
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre(s)	Cromwellian, Historical novel
Publisher	Sourcebooks, Inc.
Publication date	1938, 2008
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	512 pp
ISBN	978-1-4022-1076-1
OCLC Number	182621581
Dewey Decimal	823/.912 22
LC Classification	PR6015.E795 R63 2008

Royal Escape is a historical novel written by Georgette Heyer. It is set in 1651 during the English Commonwealth.

Plot summary

Two years after the execution of his father (Charles I), 21-year-old Charles II and his men fail miserably to free his kingdom from the tyrannical rule of Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester. The King would rather die trying to restore the monarchy, than sit by and watch the power of the English Commonwealth grown under its corrupt leaders. He decides to disguise himself as a peasant and leave England for France so he can free his realm when the right time comes.

Novels by Georgette Heyer

Historical novels	The Great Roxhythe (1923) Simon the Coldheart (1925) Beauvallet (1929) The Conqueror (1931) Royal Escape (1938) My Lord John (1975)

Romance novels	The Black Moth (1921) Instead of the Thorn (1923) Powder and Patch (1930) These Old Shades (1926) The Masqueraders (1928) Helen (1928) Pastel (1929) Barren Corn (1930) Devil's Cub (1932) The Convenient Marriage (1934) Regency Buck (1935) The Talisman Ring (1936) An Infamous Army (1937) The Spanish Bride (1940) The Corinthian (1940) Faro's Daughter (1941) Friday's Child (1944) The Reluctant Widow (1946) The Foundling (1948) Arabella (1949) The Grand Sophy (1950) The Quiet Gentleman (1951) Cotillion (1953) The Toll-Gate (1954) Bath Tangle (1955) Sprig Muslin (1956) April Lady (1957) Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle (1957) Venetia (1958) The Unknown Ajax (1959) A Civil Contract (1961) The Nonesuch (1962) False Colours (1963) Frederica (1965) Black Sheep (1966) Cousin Kate (1968) Charity Girl (1970) Lady of Quality (1972)