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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Red Queen The Red Queen Philippa Gregory Determined to see her son Henry on the throne of England, pious Margaret Beaufort arranges politically advantageous marriages, sends her son out of the country for his safety, and lays secret plans f… OL15576647W
Virgin Widow Virgin Widow Anne O'Brien Why write about Anne Neville, a shadowy figure who barely touches the pages of medieval history books? Other than the date of her birth and death and a brief record of some events in her life of twen… OL15958475W
The Lady of the Rivers The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory Henry VI is a child king, only 9 years old, crowned before his first birthday after the death of his father Henry V on campaign. England is in the midst of the Hundred Years' War in France however li… OL16126276W
The Kingmaker's Daughter The Kingmaker's Daughter Philippa Gregory King Edward IV's secret marriage Elizabeth Woodville, fractured his relationship with his cousin and supporter Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick who was known as 'The Kingmaker'. Warwick believed… OL16673181W
Succession Succession Livi Michael 1445: Henry VI is married by proxy to Margaret of Anjou, an unpopular choice that causes national uproar. At the same time, the infant Margaret Beaufort is made a great heiress following the death of… OL20979762W
The wicked winter The wicked winter Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #6 Chapman book 06 - After journeying through the wintry weather, he arrives at Cedarwell Manor to sell his wares. On finding his customer, Lady Cedarwell, dead, he teams … OL23145W
Brothers Of Glastonbury Brothers Of Glastonbury Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #7 Chapman book 07 - A historical mystery featuring Roger, the travelling chapman. After accompanying a bride to meet her betrothed, they find that the bridegroom and his … OL23146W
The Weaver's Tale The Weaver's Tale Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #3 New Year's 1474 finds Roger the Chapman collapsed with fever after wandering the roads of Western England peddling his wares amidst December's snow and freezing rain. S… OL23148W
Death and the chapman Death and the chapman Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #1 The political situation in 1471 is complex and the war between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions still rages. Roger the Chapman has recently given up a monk's cell t… OL23149W
The holy innocents The holy innocents Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #4 When the Skelton children were deprived of their wealthy mother, they were left to the care of their much-disliked stepfather, then the children mysteriously vanished. … OL23150W
The Founding The Founding Cynthia Harrod-Eagles Set in the year 1434. This is the story of the Morland dynasty in the making. Edward Morland arranges an influential marriage for his eldest son Robert. Edward is a highly successful sheep farmer who… OL40079W
The writing on the hearth The writing on the hearth Cynthia Harnett Stephen, stepson of a plowman, who dreams of going to Oxford University as a poor scholar, finds his future jeopardized by witchcraft and political intrigue in fifteenth-century England. OL5605426W
The White Queen The White Queen Philippa Gregory the breathtaking tale of Elizabeth Woodville, the woman whose beauty besotted a king Edward IV and won her a crown. Their love was worthy of legend and plunged the country deeper into chaos and lat… OL59933W