table of contents : part 1 : chapter 1 : a surprise trip chapter 2 : roche castle chapter 3 : the earl chapter 4 : the riot chapter 5 : the calm before the storm chapter 6 : bishops war part 2 ; chapter 1 : parliaments betrayal chapter 2 : prince rupert chapter 3 : edgehill chapter 4 : the war proper chapter 5 : the war lost part 3 : chapter 1 : king in exile chapter 2 : the hague chapter 3 : rebellion in scotland chapter 4 : the grand escape chapter 5 : the throne prologue i sat on the furnished throne that my father sat on for the last time almost 20 years ago , my hands grasping the same golden hand rests that my father grasped in frustration many times during his reign .