His motives are shrouded in mystery... Who was he, this self-styled Colonel Thomas Blood? Troublemaker, Irish upstart, unscrupulous rogue, or one of the most loyal subjects Charles II could wish for? He certainly became notorious during the years of the Restoration for his conspiracies, intrigues and - his most daring feat - the theft of the Crown Jewels. Court Life vies with political intrigue as destiny leads Kate Varney, a young maid rescued by Blood from a Dublin riot, into the arms of Tom Hunt, his second-in-command. ...
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His motives are shrouded in mystery... Who was he, this self-styled Colonel Thomas Blood? Troublemaker, Irish upstart, unscrupulous rogue, or one of the most loyal subjects Charles II could wish for? He certainly became notorious during the years of the Restoration for his conspiracies, intrigues and - his most daring feat - the theft of the Crown Jewels. Court Life vies with political intrigue as destiny leads Kate Varney, a young maid rescued by Blood from a Dublin riot, into the arms of Tom Hunt, his second-in-command. This is a dangerous romance, for Tom's future is bound up with one of the most daring criminals in English history...
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