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“... Steward in Britain in the 12th century, down to the death of the Cardinal of York in 1807. Dr Ashley, tireless labourer in the field of the Stuarts, has chosen the latter method in his latest book The House of Stuart. And he disarms criticism by stating his motives in a foreword: first, everyone, from Louis XVI downwards, has always wanted to read about ...”

“... to look so dated as history. That this constitutes an occupational hazard will be well-known to Maurice Ashley and L.C.B. Seaman, both of them veterans of many campaigns in taking history to the people. Their new books show abundant evidence of their craftsmanship and also of their wish to keep abreast of recent historical writing. They tackle subjects ...”

“... executions in October 1660, Nayler counts ‘men who had served Cromwell – Annesley, Ashley Cooper, General Monck, now elevated to duke of Albemarle – Roundheads who but for the grace of God and some nimble footwork might have been on trial themselves’. Even more distasteful to Nayler is seeing his own zeal for regicide-hunting matched by ...”