England 1455: Eighteen-year-old Julian of Waringham is the disgrace of the family because he would rather see the Duke of York on the throne than the pathetic King Henry of the House of Lancaster. Only when the battle for England's crown breaks out openly and Julian unexpectedly becomes Earl of Warinham does he realise which side he belongs on in this bitter conflict between Lancaster and York. Julian's twin sister Blanche is also a black sheep: on the run from English law, she ends up in Wales, where she enters into a liaison with Jasper Tudor, King Henry's half-brother, of all people. In England as in Wales, the Lancastrians fight a desperate battle until Edward IV, the first king from the House of York, finally wins the crown. Difficult times dawn for Julian and Blanche, and in resisting the new regime they risk not only their own lives. For in the clutches of the Yorkists, a boy grows up in Wales who could be England's last hope ...
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Gablé, R.
Title
Das Spiel der Könige
Details
1200 pages; hardcover; with illustrations, four-colour map in the endpapers and four double-page chapter inserts.
