The Last of the Barons
The Last of the Barons is a
King Edward IV and his powerful minister Earl of Warwick
, known as "Warwick the kingmaker".
The King is portrayed as
Duke of Clarence, the Duke of Gloucester (the future King Richard III), Marquess of Montagu, and Lord Hastings
.
natural philosopher working for many years to complete his invention, a mechanical device that is supposed to carry out the functions of a modern steam engine. Persecuted, mistrusted, and misunderstood, he is forced to work as a royal alchemist
.
The novel ends tragically with the defeat and death of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet (1471).
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