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Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 305 x 29. Weight in Grams: 306.
'She is the best of the modern chroniclers of these mediaeval wars . . . beautifully written, politically astute and full of insight into the moments when great history meets fragile human hearts.' The Times Margaret Beaufort and Margaret of Anjou - two women who have fought to the bitter end to see their sons take the English throne. But with her son Edward killed in battle, and imprisoned herself, what next for Margaret of Anjou? And will Margaret Beaufort live to see Richard III deposed, and her son Henry Tudor finally ... Read more
'She is the best of the modern chroniclers of these mediaeval wars . . . beautifully written, politically astute and full of insight into the moments when great history meets fragile human hearts.' The Times Margaret Beaufort and Margaret of Anjou - two women who have fought to the bitter end to see their sons take the English throne. But with her son Edward killed in battle, and imprisoned herself, what next for Margaret of Anjou? And will Margaret Beaufort live to see Richard III deposed, and her son Henry Tudor finally ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241977637
SKU
9780241977637
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About Livi Michael
Livi Michael has published six novels for adults: Rebellion, published in 2015, Succession, published in 2014; Under a Thin Moon which won the Arthur Welton award in 1992; Their Angel Reach which won the Faber Prize in 1995; All the Dark Air (1997) which was shortlisted for the Mind Award; and Inheritance, which won a Society of Authors Award. Livi ... Read more
Reviews for Accession
Portrayed beautifully, honestly
Historical Novel Review
Has the colour and power of the best of the chronicles
Sunday Times
Livi Michael invests intimate and poignant humanity into the personal tragedies of an era wrought with conflict and terror
Elizabeth Fremantle, author of The Queen's Gambit Lively . . . Michael paints the Middle Ages in ... Read more
Historical Novel Review
Has the colour and power of the best of the chronicles
Sunday Times
Livi Michael invests intimate and poignant humanity into the personal tragedies of an era wrought with conflict and terror
Elizabeth Fremantle, author of The Queen's Gambit Lively . . . Michael paints the Middle Ages in ... Read more