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In the Shadow of a Tainted Crown
Roger Mortimer stepped onto the pages of history as Queen Isabella’s paramour rising from Marcher baron to first Earl of March. Researching this turbulent period prompted me to pen my findings and I invite you to journey with me through events which rocked the medieval world.
Fact is woven with fiction to highlight the enthralling events that took place during the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.
When Edward I was crowned he was hailed as the second King Arthur and the Age of Chivalry and Honour dawned. All too quickly his continual pursuit of lands and wealth plunged the nation into wars. Heavy taxes and levies brought poverty and unrest.
By the time of his death, Edward I’s once golden reputation was tainted. The crown passed to his son, Edward II, whose own weaknesses added to the Plantagenets’ fall from grace. In an age when England needed a strong king, Edward II was a woeful failure. Power-hungry men seeking wealth and status took the nation to the brink of civil war. Bannockburn, one of the most famous battles in history, was fought by an English king who had no heart for war. The events throughout this turbulent period changed lives forever.
Much of the action is set against the backdrop of Ludlow, the Marcher capital, at a time when England was continually at war in Wales, Scotland and France. The fortunes of a nation in ferment are witnessed through the eyes of two young noblemen involved in a tale of love, loyalty, courage and vengeance.
Fact is woven with fiction to highlight the enthralling events that took place during the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.
When Edward I was crowned he was hailed as the second King Arthur and the Age of Chivalry and Honour dawned. All too quickly his continual pursuit of lands and wealth plunged the nation into wars. Heavy taxes and levies brought poverty and unrest.
By the time of his death, Edward I’s once golden reputation was tainted. The crown passed to his son, Edward II, whose own weaknesses added to the Plantagenets’ fall from grace. In an age when England needed a strong king, Edward II was a woeful failure. Power-hungry men seeking wealth and status took the nation to the brink of civil war. Bannockburn, one of the most famous battles in history, was fought by an English king who had no heart for war. The events throughout this turbulent period changed lives forever.
Much of the action is set against the backdrop of Ludlow, the Marcher capital, at a time when England was continually at war in Wales, Scotland and France. The fortunes of a nation in ferment are witnessed through the eyes of two young noblemen involved in a tale of love, loyalty, courage and vengeance.
304 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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January 4, 2012
based in late 12th/early 13th century shropshire in the time of the reigns of Edward I and Edward II and centred of the relationship mainly of roger mortimer and Queen isabella (Edward II's wife) and of the times of wars with scotland and in fighting between the nobles, really enjoyed book as fran norton brings the era to life
July 9, 2011
Without going into too much detail it focuses on the life of "that" Roger Mortimer.
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