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Root of the Tudor Rose

By (author) Mari Griffith
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Imprint: Accent Press Ltd
Published: 23rd Jul 2015
Dimensions: w 146mm h 223mm d 23mm
Weight: 525g
ISBN-10: 1783759739
ISBN-13: 9781783759736
Barcode No: 9781783759736
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1421: Henry V and his young bride, Catherine de Valois, are blessed with the birth of a son - but their happiness is short-lived. Catherine is widowed and when her father, the French king, also dies, her son inherits the crowns of France and England. Just ten months old, Henry VI needs all his mother's watchful care to protect him from political intrigue. But Catherine is a foreigner at the English Court. Lonely and vulnerable, she is held in suspicion by those with their own claims to the throne. Only with another outsider, a young Welshman named Owen Tudor, does Catherine find true friendship but their liaison must be kept secret at all costs. Catherine, Queen of England is forbidden to remarry and she is in love with a servant...

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"Easy to read and captivating... Mari Griffith's descriptive talents bring history to life, making this book a page-turner." Buzz Magazine A compelling tale of forbidden love ... Mari Griffith has penned a scrupulously researched tale about the Tudor age. -- Jon Gower, The Story of Wales Immensely readable and compelling...Highly recommended! -- Alison Weir "A stunning first novel...this new treatment of Catherine de Valois' story will be a delight to lovers of historical fiction." -- Bernard Knight