How Long to Read Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War

How Long Does it Take to Read Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 11 minutes to read Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War by Frances Parthenope Verney

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Description

More than any other family, the Verney's - a dynasty of Buckinghamshire squires - embody the tragic conflicts and divided loyalties of the English Civil War. The family patriarch, Sir Edmund Verney, was a courtier and former close friend of King Charles I, even accompanying Charles on his fruitless marriage mission to Madrid when he attempted to woo the Spanish Infanta. However, as MP for Wycombe, Verney often found himself in opposition to Royal policy - and as a staunch Protestant particularly deplored Charles' devotion to High Anglicanism and Bishops. However, when the push of Parliamentary politics came to the shove of Civil War, Verney reluctantly placed his loyalty to the Crown above his conscience, telling a friend: 'For my part I do not like the quarrel and do heartily wish that the King would yield and consent to what they [Parliament] desire... [but] I have eaten his bread and served him near thirty years, and will not do so base a thing as to forsake him; and choose rather to lose my Life (which I am sure I shall do) to preserve and defend those things, which are against my conscience to preserve and defend'. Sure enough, in accordance with his own prophecy Verney did die in the Civil War's first battle, Edgehill. According to legend, he defended the Royal Standard so stoutly that his severed hand was found still clutching it after the battle. Verney's eldest son and heir, Sir Ralph, also an MP, was a stout Parliamentarian; but his younger brother, Edmund junior. was a passionate Royalist who died at the hands of Cromwell's troops in the massacre that followed the storming of Drogheda in Ireland. This two-volume family history, published in 1892, and much drawn upon by Civil War historians, tells the story of the conflicted family's fortunes - and the tragic wounds inflicted on close families who find themselves 'by the sword divided'.

How long is Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War?

Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War by Frances Parthenope Verney is 418 pages long, and a total of 107,844 words.

This makes it 141% the length of the average book. It also has 132% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 49 minutes to read Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War aloud.

What Reading Level is Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War?

Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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