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Book SynopsisMulti-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy paints an incredibly vivid portrait of one of history''s most controversial - and terrifying - monarchs... Readers of Philippa Gregory will not be disappointed.
''Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama'' -- New York Times
''Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting.'' - Observer
''Outstanding'' - Vanity Fair
''Compulsive reading'' -- ***** Reader review
''I was gripped and want more!'' -- ***** Reader review
''Found this book hard to put down and didn''t want it to finish'' -- ***** Reader review
''Brilliant stuff!!!'' -- ***** Reader review
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The untimely death of Richard the Lionheart left his nephew Arthur and his younger brother John in contest for t
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Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed ... Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans ... One only has to look at the TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there -- Matt Bates * WH Smith Travel *
Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive. -- Julia Moffat, RNA
Miss Plaidy does full justice to the trials of Henry II's last years.The demands of the vast Angevin Empire, provide strong dramatic material which she handles with her usual skill. * Sunday Times *
Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama * New York Times *
Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting * Observer *
