The unfortunate Colonel Despard

By Mike Jay

Subjects: Biography, Politics and government, Fiction, historical, general, Great britain, fiction, Revolutionaries, Traitors, History, Soldiers

Description: Explores and answers the question if outstanding British army officer Edward Marcus Despard (1751-1803) was a hero or a villain. An energetic study of the political complexity of the 1790s and the tragic story of the last condemned to be hung, drawn and quartered.