'Clever...the narrative has the colour and power of the best of the chronicles she uses.' - Sunday Times Margaret of Anjou is young, beautiful, French and wildly unpopular when she marries England's ill-fated Henry VI. After the English are banished from France, civil war erupts. Margaret becomes a warrior queen, fighting for her husband's right to be king and her son's position as his rightful heir. Meanwhile, heiress Margaret Beaufort is born into a troubled inheritance. Fiercely sought after by courtiers, by the age of thirteen she has married twice and given birth to her only son, who will be the future king of England. But then he is taken from her. . .
Marguerite Beaufort et Marguerite d'Anjou Séries
Cette série plonge dans une époque turbulente de l'histoire anglaise, retraçant les destins entremêlés de deux femmes redoutables. Elle dépeint vivement leurs luttes pour la survie, l'influence et la préservation de la lignée royale au milieu de la trahison et de la guerre civile. Découvrez un drame historique riche en intrigues, en courage et en détermination inébranlable, qui redonne vie à l'Angleterre médiévale avec une narration puissante.



Ordre de lecture recommandé
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Rebellion
- 368pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Margaret Beaufort and Margaret of Anjou are two women who will stop at nothing to place their sons on the English throne. With rebellions tearing the country apart, how far will each woman go to further the interests of her son? And who will stand in their way?
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Accession
- 432pages
- 16 heures de lecture
'She is the best of the modern chroniclers of these mediaeval wars . . . beautifully written, politically astute and full of insight into the moments when great history meets fragile human hearts.' The Times Margaret Beaufort and Margaret of Anjou - two women who have fought to the bitter end to see their sons take the English throne. But with her son Edward killed in battle, and imprisoned herself, what next for Margaret of Anjou? And will Margaret Beaufort live to see Richard III deposed, and her son Henry Tudor finally ascend the throne? In this powerful and dramatic conclusion to Livi Michael's Wars of the Roses trilogy, the stakes are higher than ever, the sides are ever-changing, and all will be decided at the Battle of Bosworth . . .