Realm Divided: A Year in the Life of Plantagenet England
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1215 - the penultimate year of the reign of a king with the worst reputation of any in our history -...
The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
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"I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever...
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The King's Curse
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The riveting story of Margaret Pole, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, and was one of the few...
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Mar 10, 2022
Told as an amalgamation of fact and fiction, you get the story and history with comments and questions raised by an observer. It is clear that a lot of research has gone into this book.
Richard was the last of Plantagenet kings in the direct line and you see his relationship with Henry Bolingbroke -- the most direct descendant in the male line, as opposed to the then-heir presumptive -- as a fraught affair, with Henry not involving himself too deeply in the politics of the time, but having great impact upon Richard when he did.
This part of the story takes us through to 1388, ending with a hint of Richard regaining control in 1389.
A story that will definitely intrigue and interest lovers of both the Plantagenet era and the Tudor, as this shows the build-up to future events. Definitely recommended by me.
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William Shakespeare, the Wars of the Roses and the Historians
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For historians of the Wars of the Roses William Shakespeare is both a curse and a blessing: a curse...