A short history of a seventeenth-century character, crying out for a dramatisation. All I really knew about him was that he unsuccessfully tried to steal the crown jewels, and was then pardoned by Charles II under mysterious circumstances. Those circumstances are still opaque, and it's not clear whether Blood was an informer, a spy or his motivations. The author seems convinced of his genuine commitment to non-conformism and sees him as more of a rebel than a thief, but undoubtedly a rogue and thrill seeker. Nice to read a history of the seventeenth century that isn't dense with battles and parliamentary intrigue.
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