Plantagenet Prelude. (Plantagenet Saga), Paperback - Jean Plaidy

So on his deathbed William made a will that would ensure his daughter's protection: he promised her hand in marriage to the future King of France.E...

At the age of thirty-two, Richard the Lionheart has finally succeeded Henry II to the English throne. Leaving England to begin his crusade, Richard...

News of Thomas a Becket's martyrdom has spread throughout Christendom and the blame is laid at the feet of Henry Plantagenet, King of England.

The untimely death of Richard the Lionheart left his nephew Arthur and his younger brother John in contest for the throne of England. Reluctantly t...

Richard the Second is losing his hold on the crown and Henry of Bolingbroke, previously exiled by the king, returns to England to claim it. When th...

Richard of Bordeaux, young heir to the throne after Edward the Third, is surrounded by ambitious uncles who believe it would be better for the coun...

Marguerite, eldest daughter of the Count of Provence, had married a king of France - and now her sister Eleanor is determined to make just as grand...

Reckoned by those about him to be the most handsome man in the country, Edward the fourth has risen to the throne with the help of Warwick, the kin...

On the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Gloucester, a man of poor judgment, greedy for wealth and power, ha...

When Henry VI becomes king, it is soon clear that he would be better suited to a quiet life than to ruling the country.

The first half of the thirteenth century is dominated by two women, as proud and ambitious as they were beautiful, yet different in all other quali...

Paperback edition of the biography of George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Kings Richard III and Edward IV. George played a central role in the...

The first of Jean Plaidy's much-loved Tudor series - Henry Tudor finally unites the warring Houses of York and Lancaster.In the aftermath of the bl...

Her version of (his)story. A study of Philippa Gregory's Plantagenet Novels - Cristina Mihaela Nistor

New B-format paperback edition. The lives and political influence of twelve Plantagenet queens and consorts; the female DNA of a dynasty and 250 ye...

Don't know your Albert from your Ethelred? Which Henry had six wives, and which was crowned at eight years old? Kings & Queens of England and Scotl...

The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its material culture.Publ...

First full-scale account of the use of the Arthurian legend in the long twelfth century.Illustrations: 1 Line drawings, black and white

Her Version of (His)Story: A Study of Philippa Gregory's Plantagenet Novels contine toate ingredientele unui volum bine informat, de interes nu num...

The fascinating story of Henry VIII's Illegitimate uncle.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Sarah-Beth WatkinsIllustration(s): 20 black and...

DescriptionIn The Restless Kings Nick Barratt presents the tumultuous struggle for supremacy between the first Plantagenet king, Henry II, and his ...

When Count Henry of Anjou and his formidable wife Eleanor of Aquitaine became king and queen of England, they amassed an empire stretching 1, 000 m...

A unique look at the extraordinary lives of the royal child brides of the Angevin Empire.

An illustrated portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta, from best-selling author Dan Jones.Illustrations: Integrated illustrations

Covers the conquest of Wales and the First Scottish War of Independence, as well as campaigns on the Continent.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuth...

Reducere. One of history's most complex and alluring women comes to life in this classic novel by the legendary Jean Plaidy. Young Anne Boleyn was not beauti...

When Catherine de' Medici was forced to marry Henry of Orleans, her's was not the only heart broken. Jeanne of Navarre once dreamed of marrying thi...

The young Queen, as well has having to endure her constant pregnancies, is in perpetual revolt against any encroachment on her position - and Alber...

Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of F...

Reducere. DescriptionBack in print after twenty years, the final novel in the classic Catherine de' Medici trilogy (that includes Madame Serpent and The Ital...

For the first time in one volume, Jean Plaidy's duet of Borgia novels brings to life the infamous, reckless, and passionate family in an unforgetta...