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Del 1 - Plantagenet Saga

Plantagenet Prelude

(The Plantagenets: book I): the compelling portrait of a Queen in the making from the Queen of English historical fiction

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

144 kr

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If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this vibrant and captivating historical page-turner from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy - the perfect blend of history with romance and drama. 'Full - bloodied, dramatic, exciting' - THE OBSERVER'Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of charaterization has become one of the country's most widely read novelists.' - THE SUNDAY TIMES'It is hard to better Jean Plaidy . . . both elegant and exciting' - DAILY MIRROR'Just a great book from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review'Gripping' -- ***** Reader review'Plaidy forever!' -- ***** Reader review'A wonderful story and a wonderful history by a wonderful writer' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************************************************When William X dies, the duchy of Aquitaine is left to his fifteen-year-old daughter, Eleanor.But such a position for an unmarried woman puts the whole kingdom at risk.So on his deathbed William makes a will that will ensure his daughter's protection: he promises her hand in marriage to the future King of France.Eleanor grows into a romantic and beautiful queen, but she has inherited the will of a king, and is determined to rule Aquitaine using her husband's power as King of France.Her resolve knows no limit and, in the years to follow, she is to become one of history's most scandalous queens...

Del 1 - Tudor Saga

Uneasy Lies the Head

(The Tudor Saga: book 1): a wonderfully evocative and beautifully atmospheric novel bringing the Tudors to life from the Queen of English historical fiction

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

203 kr

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If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this vibrant and captivating historical page-turner from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy - the perfect blend of history with romance and drama.'Full - bloodied, dramatic, exciting' - THE OBSERVER'Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of characterization has become one of the country's most widely read novelists.' - THE SUNDAY TIMES'It is hard to better Jean Plaidy . . . both elegant and exciting' - DAILY MIRROR'Excellent. Jean Plaidy really knows how to bring history to life.' -- ***** Reader review'Great, exciting. Couldn't put down' -- ***** Reader review***********************************************In the aftermath of the bloody Wars of the Roses, Henry Tudor has seized the English crown, finally uniting the warring Houses of York and Lancaster through his marriage to Elizabeth of York.But whilst Henry VII rules wisely and justly, he is haunted by Elizabeth's missing brothers; the infamous two Princes, their fate in the Tower forever a shrouded secret.Then tragedy strikes at the heart of Henry's family, and it is against his own son that the king must fight for a bride and his throne...The Tudor Saga continues in Katharine, the Virgin Widow.

Del 1 - Medici Trilogy

Madame Serpent

(Medici Trilogy)

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

144 kr

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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 France. On the promise of a dowry fit for a king, Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into trading her future for a stake in the French crown.Amid the glittering fêtes and banquets of the most immoral court in sixteenth-century Europe, the reluctant bride becomes a passionate but unwanted wife. Humiliated and unloved, Catherine spies on Henry and his lover, the infamous Diane de Poitiers. And, tortured by what she sees, Catherine becomes dangerously occupied by a ruthless ambition destined to make her the most despised woman in France: the dream that one day the French crown will be worn be a Medici heir...

Del 3 - Plantagenet Saga

Heart of the Lion

(The Plantagenets: book III): an engrossing historical drama of politics and passion from the Queen of English historical fiction

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

203 kr

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At the age of thirty-two, Richard the Lionheart has finally succeeded Henry II to the English throne. And, against his father's wishes, he intends to make Berengaria, daughter of the King of Navarre, his Queen.But first he must fulfil his vow to his country to win back Jerusalem for the Christian world. Leaving England to begin his crusade, Richard's kingdom is left in the hands of his brother, John, who casts covetous eyes on the crown, and his sister, Joanna, who is willing to defy even a king.

Del 5 - Plantagenet Saga

Battle of the Queens

(The Plantagenets: book V): a wonderfully evocative and beautifully atmospheric novel from the Queen of English historical fiction

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

248 kr

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Multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy brings the fascinating story of the hatred between two queens expertly to life. Readers of Philippa Gregory will not be disappointed. 'Full - bloodied, dramatic, exciting' - THE OBSERVER'Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of characterization has become one of the country's most widely read novelists.' - THE SUNDAY TIMES'It is hard to better Jean Plaidy . . . both elegant and exciting' - DAILY MIRROR'Definitely a page turner!' -- ***** Reader review'I found it hard to put down' -- ***** Reader review'Gripping' -- ***** Reader review'I could not put this down' -- ***** Reader review**********************************************************************The first half of the thirteenth century is dominated by two women, as proud and ambitious as they are beautiful, yet different in all other qualities.Isabella, flamboyant and passionate, a medieval Helen of Troy - wife to King John and mother to Henry III...Blanche of Castile, serene and virtuous Queen of France, wife of Louis VIII and mother of Louis IX...The two women hated each other on sight. Isabella would stop at nothing, not even murder, in her passion to destroy the French Queen...

Del 7 - Plantagenet Saga

Hammer of the Scots

(The Plantagenets: book VII): a stunning depiction of a key moment in British history by the Queen of English historical fiction

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

203 kr

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Readers of Philippa Gregory will love this gripping account of Edward I and his private and political battles by multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy. 'Outstanding' -- Vanity Fair'Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting' -- Observer'Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity' - Guardian'An inspired blending of history and imagination' -- **** Reader review'A must read' -- **** Reader review'History at its best' -- **** Reader review'A pleasure to read' -- **** Reader review'Powerful stuff' -- **** Reader review*******************************************************************************The news of Henry III's death reached his son Edward on the long road home from the Holy Land. Now he was England's king and a man fit for his destiny.Through all the years of his reign, through stark personal tragedy and chill forebodings as his son grew into a weak, corrupted price, Edward I strove to weld a nation united from England, Scotland and Wales.When the mighty Wallace raised the Scots in arms and the Welsh Llewellyn strove for power, Edward stood firm to his resolve, still knowing in his heart how much would be lost when his crown passed down to his dissolute son ...

Del 8 - Plantagenet Saga

Follies of the King

(The Plantagenets: book VIII): an enthralling story of love, passion and intrigue set in the 1300s from the Queen of English historical fiction

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

203 kr

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Passions run high and play out at court in this glorious depiction of Edward II's reign from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy. Perfect for readers of Philippa Gregory. 'Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity' -- Guardian'Jean Plaidy's books are a celebration of women's spirit throughout history' --Daily Express'Outstanding' -- Vanity Fair'I am thoroughly enjoying this Plantagenet series and am making my way through them all savouring each page' -- ***** Reader review'An excellent read - hard to put down' -- ***** Reader review'Brilliant as always' -- ***** Reader review'A book you cannot put down' -- ***** Reader review**************************************************************************************Edward the Second's first act on coming to the throne is to recall Piers Gaveston from exile, and the new king's devotion to the shrewd and avaricious young man soon becomes a scandal.It is assumed that when Edward marries one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe his inclinations will change, but nothing can make him swerve from his attachment to Gaveston, who is clearly making the most of royal favour.The new Queen Isabella, accustomed to adulation, is bitterly humiliated; and she is not a woman to forget or forgive. With the country in turmoil the king is making enemies throughout the land, and he fails to see that the most deadly of these is his queen.

Del 1 - Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy

Castile for Isabella

(Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy)

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

144 kr

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_____________________The first book in the captivating Spanish Trilogy, focusing on the remarkable lives of Spain's most famous monarchs.In the 15th Century, Spain is full of intrigue and threatened by civil war. The independent young princess Isabella has become the pawn of her ambitious, half-crazed mother, kept as a virtual prisoner at the sordid court of her half-brother, France's Henry IV. Just sixteen years old, all seems lost: is Isabella fated to be the victim of the Queen's revenge, the Archbishop's ambition and the lust of Don Pedro Giron, one of the most notorious womanisers in Castile? Numbed with grief and fear, Isabella holds onto one cherished hope: that one day, she will escape her tormentors and marry Ferdinand, the handsome young Prince of Aragon - her only true betrothed. But the forces of Europe are ranged against them, and love's triumphs are rare...

Del 1 - Queen Victoria

Captive of Kensington Palace

(Queen Victoria: Book 1)

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

192 kr

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The young Princess Victoria, strictly confined within the boundaries of Kensington Palace, is being moulded for her awesome future as Queen of England. Surrounded by her dolls and closely guarded by her domineering mother and faithful governess, she slowly becomes aware of the bitter conflicts that surround her. The jealous and scheming Duke of Cumberland is a constant threat to her rightful accession . . . her mother's sinister friend, Sir John Conroy, makes her uneasy . . . and the bickering between her mother and the king seems neverending. Growing up is proving difficult for the princess. She longs for her eighteenth birthday when at last she will be free to rule the nation as she pleases and to re-acquaint herself with the gallant Prince Albert.

Del 2 - Lucrezia Borgia

Light on Lucrezia

(Lucrezia Borgia)

AvJean Plaidy

AvJean Plaidy

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

334 kr

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