Historical & Epic Battles Bundle 10 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

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King Richard II holds onto his power by an ever-weakening thread, with exiled Henry of Lancaster back to reclaim his place on the throne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Elizabeth Mortimer, there is only one rightful King – her eight-year-old nephew, Edmund. Only he can guarantee her fortunes, and protect her family’s rule over the precious Northern lands bordering Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut many, including Elizabeth’s husband, do not want another child-King. Elizabeth must hide her true ambitions in Court, and go against her husband’s wishes to help build a rebel army.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo question her loyalty to the King places Elizabeth in the shadow of the axe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo concede would curdle her Plantagenet blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Tapestry of Treason\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1399: Constance of York, Lady Despenser, proves herself more than a mere observer in the devious intrigues of her magnificently dysfunctional family, The House of York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurrounded by power-hungry men, including her aggressively self-centred husband Thomas and ruthless siblings Edward and Richard, Constance places herself at the heart of two treasonous plots against King Henry IV. Will it be possible for this Plantagenet family to safeguard its own political power by restoring either King Richard II to the throne, or the precarious Mortimer claimant?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the execution of these conspiracies will place them all in jeopardy, Constance is not deterred, even when the cost of her ambition threatens to overwhelm her. Even when it endangers her new-found happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Queen’s Rival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngland, 1459. One family united by blood. Torn apart by war…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wars of the Roses storm through the country, and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, plots to topple the weak-minded King Henry VI from the throne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the Yorkists are defeated at the battle of Ludford Bridge, Cecily’s family flee and abandon her to face a marauding Lancastrian army on her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStripped of her lands and imprisoned in Tonbridge Castle, the Duchess begins to spin a web of deceit. One that will eventually lead to treason, to the fall of King Henry VI, and to her eldest son being crowned King Edward IV.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"9780008225438\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSword Song (The Last Kingdom, Book 4) by Bernard Cornwell - Single Book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hero will be forged from this broken land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo serve a king or become one? Uhtred – warrior, pagan, scourge of the Vikings – faces a hard choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite being offered a crown of his own, Uhtred is a man of his word. And he gave it to King Alfred of Wessex, who dreams of an England free from Vikings. So when the king orders him to take London from the Danes and hand it to his foolish son-in-law Aethelred, Uhtred agrees despite his concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Aethelred’s wife is the king’s spirited daughter Aethelflaed and her fate is entwined with Uhtred’s. And fate will not be denied …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUhtred of Bebbanburg’s mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell: Books 7-12 Collection 6 Books Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"9780008225438\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pagan Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUhtred – sword of the Saxons, bane of the Vikings – has been declared outcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeace in Britain has given Uhtred time to cause trouble – for himself. Branded a pagan abomination by the church, he sails north. For, despite suspecting that Viking leader Cnut Longsword will attack the Saxons again, Uhtred is heading for Bebbanburg, fearing that if he does not act now he will never reclaim his stolen birthright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet Uhtred’s fate is bound to the Saxons. To Aethelflaed, bright lady of Mercia and to a dead king’s dream of England. For great battles must still be fought – and no man is better at that than Uhtred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Empty Throne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no apparent heir. His wife is a born leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom. And she is without her greatest warrior and champion, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn empty throne leaves the kingdom exposed to rival West Saxons and to the Vikings, who are on a bloody rampage once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hero is needed, a hero who has been in battle all his life, who can destroy the double threat to Mercia. A hero who will ultimately decide the fate of a nation…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarriors of the Storm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fragile peace is about to be broken…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKing Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Æthelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are rising up against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Æthelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Flame Bearer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island, it was massive, it could only be approached on land by a single narrow track – and it was mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria’s Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia’s Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England’s greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago – and which his scheming cousin still occupies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut fate is inexorable and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn combine to distract him from his dream of recapturing Bebbanburg. New enemies enter into the fight for England’s kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain’s precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Uhtred is determined that nothing, neither the new enemies nor the old foes who combine against him, will keep him from his birthright. He is the Lord of Bebbanburg, but he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWar of the Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. 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Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne, and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUhtred’s sword will leave one king dead and the other victorious. 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King Richard II holds onto his power by an ever-weakening thread, with exiled Henry of Lancaster back to reclaim his place on the throne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Elizabeth Mortimer, there is only one rightful King – her eight-year-old nephew, Edmund. Only he can guarantee her fortunes, and protect her family’s rule over the precious Northern lands bordering Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut many, including Elizabeth’s husband, do not want another child-King. Elizabeth must hide her true ambitions in Court, and go against her husband’s wishes to help build a rebel army.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo question her loyalty to the King places Elizabeth in the shadow of the axe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo concede would curdle her Plantagenet blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Tapestry of Treason\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1399: Constance of York, Lady Despenser, proves herself more than a mere observer in the devious intrigues of her magnificently dysfunctional family, The House of York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurrounded by power-hungry men, including her aggressively self-centred husband Thomas and ruthless siblings Edward and Richard, Constance places herself at the heart of two treasonous plots against King Henry IV. Will it be possible for this Plantagenet family to safeguard its own political power by restoring either King Richard II to the throne, or the precarious Mortimer claimant?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the execution of these conspiracies will place them all in jeopardy, Constance is not deterred, even when the cost of her ambition threatens to overwhelm her. Even when it endangers her new-found happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Queen’s Rival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngland, 1459. One family united by blood. Torn apart by war…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wars of the Roses storm through the country, and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, plots to topple the weak-minded King Henry VI from the throne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when the Yorkists are defeated at the battle of Ludford Bridge, Cecily’s family flee and abandon her to face a marauding Lancastrian army on her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStripped of her lands and imprisoned in Tonbridge Castle, the Duchess begins to spin a web of deceit. One that will eventually lead to treason, to the fall of King Henry VI, and to her eldest son being crowned King Edward IV.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"9780008225438\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSword Song (The Last Kingdom, Book 4) by Bernard Cornwell - Single Book:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hero will be forged from this broken land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo serve a king or become one? Uhtred – warrior, pagan, scourge of the Vikings – faces a hard choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite being offered a crown of his own, Uhtred is a man of his word. And he gave it to King Alfred of Wessex, who dreams of an England free from Vikings. So when the king orders him to take London from the Danes and hand it to his foolish son-in-law Aethelred, Uhtred agrees despite his concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Aethelred’s wife is the king’s spirited daughter Aethelflaed and her fate is entwined with Uhtred’s. And fate will not be denied …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUhtred of Bebbanburg’s mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell: Books 7-12 Collection 6 Books Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-isbn=\"9780008225438\" class=\"goodreadr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pagan Lord\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUhtred – sword of the Saxons, bane of the Vikings – has been declared outcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeace in Britain has given Uhtred time to cause trouble – for himself. Branded a pagan abomination by the church, he sails north. For, despite suspecting that Viking leader Cnut Longsword will attack the Saxons again, Uhtred is heading for Bebbanburg, fearing that if he does not act now he will never reclaim his stolen birthright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet Uhtred’s fate is bound to the Saxons. To Aethelflaed, bright lady of Mercia and to a dead king’s dream of England. For great battles must still be fought – and no man is better at that than Uhtred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Empty Throne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no apparent heir. His wife is a born leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom. And she is without her greatest warrior and champion, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn empty throne leaves the kingdom exposed to rival West Saxons and to the Vikings, who are on a bloody rampage once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hero is needed, a hero who has been in battle all his life, who can destroy the double threat to Mercia. A hero who will ultimately decide the fate of a nation…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarriors of the Storm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fragile peace is about to be broken…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKing Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Æthelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are rising up against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Æthelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Flame Bearer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island, it was massive, it could only be approached on land by a single narrow track – and it was mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria’s Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia’s Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England’s greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago – and which his scheming cousin still occupies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut fate is inexorable and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn combine to distract him from his dream of recapturing Bebbanburg. New enemies enter into the fight for England’s kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain’s precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut Uhtred is determined that nothing, neither the new enemies nor the old foes who combine against him, will keep him from his birthright. He is the Lord of Bebbanburg, but he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWar of the Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. Though he has won the battle for his ancestral home, rebellion looms in Mercia and invading Norsemen appear at every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the country in turmoil, Uhtred comes face-to-face with King Skoll, a violent Norseman leading an army of úlfheðinn, or wolf warriors, hellbent on seizing a kingdom – and killing any in his path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurrounded and outnumbered by new enemies, Uhtred must call on all his skill and courage to survive, and prevent his beloved Northumbria from falling to the Viking hordes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSword of Kings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn oath of loyalty.\u003cbr\u003eTwo warring kings.\u003cbr\u003eA destiny he didn’t choose…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngland is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne, and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUhtred’s sword will leave one king dead and the other victorious. But sometimes it is hard to know the will of the gods…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}