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Beschreibung

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

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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.

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

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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.

Über den Autor
Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Titelzusatz: (The Tudor Saga: book 1): a wonderfully evocative and beautifully atmospheric novel bringing the Tudors to life from the Queen of English historical fiction
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780099492481
ISBN-10: 0099492482
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Plaidy, Jean
Hersteller: Cornerstone
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 131 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Jean Plaidy
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.02.2006
Gewicht: 0,323 kg
Artikel-ID: 121896739