William Makepeace Thackeray's novel The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. (1852) presents the story of Henry Esmond, one of the colonels in Queen Anne's service. A sense of insecurity follows him as the illegitimate son of a Jacobite family even after his eventual acceptance by his family members. His participation in Battle of the Boyne and the Battle of Blenheim and his subsequent acceptance of a Protestant England are portrayed.
- ISBN10 3732628248
- ISBN13 9783732628247
- Publish Date 31 January 2018 (first published 1 January 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Salzwasser-Verlag Gmbh
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 454
- Language English