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The Scarlet Lion
Elizabeth Chadwick
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Description for The Scarlet Lion
Paperback. Voted one of the Top 10 Landmark Historical Novels of the decade, this is the third novel in a magnificent standalone trilogy about William Marshal, from award-winning novelist Elizabeth Chadwick. Series: William Marshal. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 38. Weight in Grams: 404.
William Marshal's prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland. But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals' sons hostage and seizes their lands. Now William must face the conflict between remaining loyal or rebelling against these injustices - and the struggle threatens to tear his marriage apart. Fiercely intelligent and courageous, Isabelle too must come to terms with what the future ... Read more
William Marshal's prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland. But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals' sons hostage and seizes their lands. Now William must face the conflict between remaining loyal or rebelling against these injustices - and the struggle threatens to tear his marriage apart. Fiercely intelligent and courageous, Isabelle too must come to terms with what the future ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
William Marshal
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751536591
SKU
V9780751536591
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Elizabeth Chadwick
Much of Elizabeth Chadwick's research is carried out as a member of Regia Anglorum, an early mediaeval re-enactment society with emphasis on accurately re-creating the past. She also tutors in the skill of writing historial and romantic fiction. She won a Betty Trask Award for The Wild Hunt and has been shortlisted for the RNA Awards four times.
Reviews for The Scarlet Lion
Required reading
New York Post
An extraordinary, wonderful, true story . . . I really felt that I had walked with William Marshal, and that my own life was enriched
Richard Lee, Founder and Publisher of The Historical Novel Society
Picking up an Elizabeth Chadwick novel you know you are in for a sumptuous ride. Beautifully ... Read more
New York Post
An extraordinary, wonderful, true story . . . I really felt that I had walked with William Marshal, and that my own life was enriched
Richard Lee, Founder and Publisher of The Historical Novel Society
Picking up an Elizabeth Chadwick novel you know you are in for a sumptuous ride. Beautifully ... Read more