The Orange Autumn - E-book - ePub

James ll is King of England and he is not popular. The situation is dangerously volatile. The Duke of Monmouth's rebellion has failed, with bloody consequences, but there are still many who desire to see James replaced with a Protestant monarch. Philip Devalle, who  has raised an army of supporters for Prince William of Orange, is one of them. Philip has been James' open enemy in the past, and so has Philip's brother-in-law, Giles, who fought in Monmouth's doomed uprising.
Neither will prosper under James' rule but they must both decide whether to risk all by taking part in the Glorious Revolution to put a Dutchman on the throne! "So the question is, my friend, should I hazard everything upon the turn of this one card? My estate, my friendship with King Louis, my freedom and perhaps my life?