Untertitel:: The Kidnap of Hugh O'Donnell
Verlag:: THE O'BRIEN PRESS
Erschienen:: 15.09.2013
Seitenanzahl:: 224
ISBN:: 1847174663
EAN:: 9781847174666
Sprache:: Englisch
Format:: EPUB
Schutz:: Dig. Wass.
Downloadzeit:: Maximale Downloadanzahl: 6

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Red Hugh

Deborah Lisson

The extraordinary true story of Red Hugh O'Donnell -- kidnap, gaol, dungeons, escapeIreland in 1587 was a tough place. The old Irish clans struggled desperately to hold on to their lands. With the Spanish Armada threatening her in the background, the English queen, Elizabeth I, set out to subdue them.A few weeks before his fifteenth birthday, Red Hugh was captured and taken to Dublin Castle. He was held as hostage to ensure the good behaviour of his father, chief of the powerful O'Donnell clan of Donegal. After several years, one freezing winter's night the chance of escape seemed to come at last. But there were great risks …