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A bit disappointing, this book. We are promised the thrilling tales of an adventurous life; however, as it turns out his life was not that well documented, really. The only reasonably well-documented part of it concerns his early years at queen Henrietta's court. Consequently, the greater part of the text focuses on the Masques that were performed there, which makes the story of his life a much more one-sided affair than advertised. Of other parts, such as his years in slavery in North Africa, little more is known than the mere fact that he actually did spend a number of years there in that capacity, which does not make for thrilling reading.
All in all, this book may be of some interest to readers wanting to know a little more about court entertainment in the days of Charles I; as a biography I found this book disappointing.
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