The King’s List

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Peter Ransley. The King’s List

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Prologue

PART ONE

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PART TWO

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PART THREE

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PART FOUR

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Epilogue

Historical Note

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Also by Peter Ransley

About the Publisher

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Title Page

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I stammered something, which he interrupted with a final nod before returning to his papers.

I got lost on the way out in the web of alleys that linked small courts and gardens, where the first piles of fallen leaves were being swept away. I had to be directed by the gardener to the Great Gate. It was a bright, unseasonal day. I walked aimlessly back to Queen Street. I badly needed a drink, but dare not. Everyone seemed busy but me, from hawkers crying to gentlemen in coaches on their way to the City. I did not have the heart to raise two fingers to the falcon over the door, but hurried up the steps, suddenly realising how much there was to do.

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