This lends pace and depth to a novel that seamlessly combines narrative, historical credence and great knowledge of the period. Iggulden brings the reader a range of perspectives as England moves from securing peace with the French to the brink of civil war. This is to the consternation of his advisers, in particular spymaster Derry Brewer who is both an opponent and facilitator of the king's marriage to the French princess Margaret Of Anjou. Having come of age and taken his throne Henry VI senses an opportune moment for peace with France. Fans of Game of Thrones and The Tudors will be gripped from the word go.THE 15th century was a time of war, discord and scheming for the British Isles and one of the masters of historical fiction has delivered all of these with aplomb in the first of his War Of The Roses trilogy. įollowing on from Stormbird, Trinity is the second epic instalment in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's new Wars of the Roses series. The clash of the Houses of Lancaster and York will surely mean a war to tear England apart. The Earls of Salisbury and Warwick make up a formidable trinity with Richard, and together they seek to break the support of those who would raise their colours in the name of Henry and his Queen.īut when the King unexpectedly recovers his senses and returns to London to reclaim his throne, the balance of power is once again thrown into turmoil. Richard Duke of York, Protector of the Realm, extends his influence throughout the kingdom with each month that Henry slumbers. His fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests, hoping that her son Edward will one day know the love of his father. The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Trinity, the second gripping novel in the new series from historical fiction master, Conn Iggulden.ġ454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by his illness for over a year, his eyes vacant, his mind a blank.
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