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Holcroft Blood

by Angus Donald 3 books in this series

The Holcroft Blood trilogy follows a mathematically gifted gunner through the political and military crises of Restoration Britain. Blood’s Game begins with his service to the Duke of Buckingham and his father Colonel Blood’s attempt to steal the Crown Jewels. Blood’s Revolution moves through Sedgemoor and the conspiracy against James II.

Blood’s Campaign carries Holcroft into William’s war in Ireland and the Battle of the Boyne. Across the trilogy, ciphers, artillery and intelligence work provide an alternative form of heroism for a protagonist who understands systems more readily than social convention.

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Books in this series (3 books)

Blood’s Game cover

1. Blood’s Game

Angus Donald

First published 2017

4.3(848)

London, 1670. Holcroft Blood enters the service of the Duke of Buckingham, where his unusual gift for mathematics, ciphers and mechanical problems makes him valuable in the political world surrounding Charles II. Court patronage offers advancement but also makes the young man vulnerable to schemes in…

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2. Blood’s Revolution

Angus Donald

First published 2018

4.5(504)

Lieutenant Holcroft Blood returns from secret work in France to serve as an artillery officer under James II. At the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685, his guns help destroy the rebellion led by the Duke of Monmouth, but the Bloody Assizes and the king’s increasingly authoritarian…

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Blood’s Campaign cover

3. Blood’s Campaign

Angus Donald

First published 2019

4.5(522)

Ireland, 1690. Captain Holcroft Blood serves William’s army against the forces loyal to the deposed James II. He is ordered to organise artillery for the siege of Carrickfergus and then to bring his guns south as two armies prepare to meet beside the River Boyne. The…

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