Author: Jean Plaidy Year: 1981 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction
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ISBNs: 9780399127823 9780099532996 0399127828 0099532999 |
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The lives of three women who transformed history are brought vividly to life in this unforgettable novel. On the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Ambitious men surround the baby king, including his two uncles, the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester. Shrewd and clever, Bedford seeks to uphold all his late brother had won and preserve it for young Henry the sixth. Gloucester, a man of poor judgment, greedy for wealth and power, has other ideas. In Lancastrian England and war-torn France, there are three women whose lives are to have a marked effect on the future. Katherine de Valois, haunted by an unhappy childhood, finds love in an unexpected quarter and founds the Tudor dynasty; Joan of Arc leaves her village pastures on the command of heavenly voices; and Eleanor of Gloucester is drawn into a murder plot and becomes the centre of a cause célèbre. Murder, greed and ambition flourish alongside sacrifice, dedication and courage. These are turbulent times as the defeated become the victorious...
This book is part of the "Plantagenet Saga" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Red Rose of Anjou" First published in 1982 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Sun in Splendour" First published in 1982 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Vow on the Heron" First published in 1980 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Edward Longshanks" First published in 1978 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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