London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger

In a bleak winter that has frozen the Thames and blackened the English countryside, the country reels under Cromwell’s iron grip. Loyalists who once fought for the king now wander as refugees, their estates stripped and their futures uncertain. Among them is Sir John Kirkland, a once‑proud cavalryman whose fortunes have been shattered by the regicide and the ensuing turmoil.

Sir John and his young daughter, Angela, endure a grueling coach journey through wind‑battered fields toward the distant sanctuary of Louvain. The cramped carriage, endless night, and the bitter cold test their resolve, while Angela’s quiet questions reveal a fragile hope beneath the sorrow. Together they cling to memories of a lost monarchy and the promise of a new beginning, even as the road ahead remains fraught with hardship and doubt.