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A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury Edith Pargeter

A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury By Edith Pargeter

A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury by Edith Pargeter


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From Edith Pargeter, who also wrote the bestselling Brother Cadfael Chronicles under the name Ellis Peters, a brilliant medieval tale of treachery, rebellion and crisis in Henry IV's kingdom.

A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury Summary

A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury by Edith Pargeter

From Edith Pargeter, who also wrote as Ellis Peters, A BLOODY FIELD BY SHREWSBURY is a vivid medieval tale of Henry IV's kingdom in crisis. 'Chivalry, treachery, conflict of loyalties... The clash of wills is as stirring as the clash of steel' Observer

England, 1399. A treacherous plot has been hatched to depose King Richard and install Henry Bolingbroke on the English throne.

With the aid of his powerful friend Hotspur, Henry is victorious. But, crowned Henry IV, he rules a kingdom in crisis. In Wales, rebellion threatens. Henry's heir, Hal, is named Prince of Wales but the Welsh have a prince of their own blood and he is calling them to arms.

More dangerous still, a rift is opening between Henry, Hotspur and Hal. As tension mounts, the three men are inexorably drawn into a bloody collision on which the fate of the realm will hang...

A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury Reviews

Chivalry, treachery, conflict of loyalties...are the rich threads in the tapestry... The clash of wills is as stirring as the clash of steel * Observer *
A vivid portrait of Hotspur...one of the last knight-errants of the age * Sunday Times *
Outstanding...a tale compounded of romance, stirring adventure and subtle psychological insight * Publishers Weekly *

About Edith Pargeter

Edith Pargeter, OBE, who also wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Peters, was the bestselling author of twenty Brother Cadfael Chronicles and the illustrated short story collection A Rare Benedictine. She also wrote numerous critically acclaimed historical novels including A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury and The Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet. She was the recipient of the Crime Writer's Association and Cartier Diamond Dagger Award. She died in 1995.

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GOR008928336
9781472233912
1472233913
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury by Edith Pargeter
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Headline Publishing Group
20160310
384
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