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REBELS & BROTHERS: The Complete Series
The Wars of the Roses brought to ferocious life!
It is September 1459 and in England the rival forces of York and Lancaster prepare to compete for control of the kingdom. But against the savage backcloth of the Wars of the Roses, another relentless struggle begins. The Elder family are young, flawed and they make mistakes; yet they have courage. They will need every ounce of it if they are to survive…
For the first time this epic conflict is available as a boxed set of e-books allowing the reader to follow the whole compelling story in one edition.
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Tag Archives: Wars of the Roses
Storming the conventions of historical fiction
I came late to writing historical fiction – in fact late to writing altogether. History was what I knew best but there were a number of conventions associated with historical fiction that I did not like very much. The idea … Continue reading
Common Myths of the Wars of the Roses – Myth #3: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the ‘Kingmaker’? Part 3…
This is the third part of my exploration into the notion that Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, deserves the epithet of “kingmaker”. When I sat down to write Part 3, I quickly realised that, to avoid oversimplifying the story, I would … Continue reading
Posted in History, Medieval History, Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses
Tagged Earl, England, History, Neville, Wars of the Roses, York, Yorkshire
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All you thought you knew about the Wars of the Roses, but didn’t… Episode Three: Warwick, the Kingmaker? Part Two…
A month or two ago, after a bit of a rant on Facebook, I started a series of posts to explode a few of the pervasive myths which surround the Wars of the Roses. Here’s the second part of my … Continue reading
Posted in History, Medieval History, Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses
Tagged England, History, Lancaster, London, Neville, St Albans, Wars of the Roses, Warwick, York
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All you thought you knew about the Wars of the Roses, but didn’t… Episode Two: Warwick, the Kingmaker?
Wars of the Roses Myth #3 – Was Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, really a ‘Kingmaker’? Part 1… A month or two ago, I had a bit of a rant on Facebook about the common myths which persist about many … Continue reading
Posted in History, Medieval History, Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses
Tagged England, History, Kingmaker, Lancaster, Neville, Somerset, Wars of the Roses, Warwick, York
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Faction and Politics at the Outbreak of the Wars of the Roses – Part 4: Cat Among the Pigeons!
In the fourth, and final, post on this subject I shall have a look at how Richard, Duke of York’s apparently impregnable position deteriorated after the battle of St Albans and brought about civil war. The Fallout from St Albans … Continue reading
Posted in History, Medieval History, Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses
Tagged Calais, England, Jasper Tudor, London, Margaret of Anjou, Richard of York, Somerset, St Albans, Wars of the Roses, Warwick, York
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Faction and Politics for Dummies at the Outbreak of the Wars of the Roses – Part 2
Part 2: Richard, Duke of York v Edmund, Duke of Beaufort This is the second of a series of posts intended to explain the events leading up to the outbreak of hostilities in 1455, known as the Wars of the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Medieval History, Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses
Tagged England, Henry VI of England, History, Lancaster, Margaret of Anjou, Somerset, Wars of the Roses, York
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Scars From The Past Goes Paperback
Tomorrow, December 1st, Scars From The Past, is out in paperback. It’s the first of a new Wars of the Roses series set during the 1480s. The Elder family are still the focus of the story and much of the … Continue reading
Henry VI – Part Two
I’m posting my second post on the troubled reign of Henry VI on the English Historical Fiction Authors site here
