Conn Iggulden Wars of the Roses Series 4 Books Collection Set (Stormbird, Trinity, Ravenspur, Bloodline)

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Also many are aware of the bloody English civil war which ripped the country apart as the red rose of Lancaster battled the white rose of York. Conn Iggulden was interviewed by Mariella Frostrup for the BBC programme 'Open Book' recently and said, "The wonderful thing about historical fiction is it has to entertain and inform. Historical fiction master Conn Iggulden retells the gripping story of the English Civil War in this first instalment of his latest Wars of the Roses series. In 2007, Iggulden became the first person to top the UK fiction and nonfiction lists at the same time.

In 1437, the Lancaster king Henry VI ascends the throne of England after years of semi-peaceful regency. Paper planes, stink bombs and fire-starting: The Dangerous Book for Boys has a sequel, and it's less PC than ever". Colorful, vibrant and atmospheric I was greatly impressed by how Iggulden gets to the core of the greatest civil war and doesn’t diminish the rawness and harshness of the times.

I savored this book over a whole week, it wanted me to power through it in a couple of sittings, but i deliberately drew it out, teasing out the enjoyment, the pain, the betrayals, the reversal of fortune, the ecstasy of victory, the bitter pill of defeat, the horror of war, the stress of battle, the knowledge of defeat and the heroism of surrender rather than dogged resistance ending with the ultimate and futile death of thousands. In telling the story of the Nobles – Richard of York is presented as very ambitious and slightly menacing, his wife equally so. UK Hardback First Edition FirstPrinting 2014 with Waterstone's War of The Roses exclusive short story. As with the previous books in the series, the prose perfectly strikes the balance between keeping the story exciting with a fast pace; weaving in beautiful descriptive phrases to paint vivid images of events, characters and locations in our heads; and explaining an increasingly topsy-turvy storyline. My mother is Irish and from an early age she told me history as an exciting series of stories – with dates.

How is it that England could field fifty thousand men for the battle of Towton in 1461, but was able to send only four thousand to prevent the loss of Normandy a dozen years earlier? The Duke of York, Richard, has long eyed the throne of England, and finds ways to plot against the King.So who better to reveal the dynastic murderous feuds than the man who brought the Mongol and Roman empires to life? However, Conn Iggulden begins “Trinity” with a conflict between the Percys and the Nevilles, which is known as the Battle of Heworth Moor. Este cuerpo de arqueros decidió muchas batallas durante la Guerra de los 100 años y causaba verdadero pavor entre los caballeros acorazados franceses, ya que sus armaduras eran ineficientes y caían como moscas ante sus flechas. Further images available on request** Additional Postal Services, for example " International Tracking" " Signed For" are also available at cost. Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in fine condition, with with Dj(two creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.

The marriage will go ahead and all we need to do now is mention casually to the English living in Maine and Anjou that their service is no longer appreciated by the Crown. I think the series has a lot of potential, but I do hope the author shifts to some new point of view characters as the war develops. Now I remember I had watched The King on Netflix (because I like handsome guys as much as anyone else), the movie is about Henry V and he is Henry VI's dad exactly! Whilst I enjoyed Margaret of Anjou as a narrator, I do think he will have to move away from her as her centrality of English politics begins to diminish with the new York reign. Following on from Stormbird, Trinity is the second epic instalment in master storyteller Conn Iggulden’s new Wars of the Roses series.It's a hopeless cause, of course, and it was interesting to see that little known part of the pre-Wars of the Roses period in a novel. As a fan of his books since the very first, back in 2002, i have put some thought into this before and think its to do with the restriction of history. The Earls of Salisbury and Warwick make up a formidable trinity with Richard, and together they seek to break the support of Henry. What is to follow is an very intriguing and marvellous tale of Kingship, power, loyalty, treachery and death, and in this circumstances King Henry VI must somehow seem to survive, and although supported by his very strong wife Queen Margaret, this King due to his ill health, he will feel the strain and hardships of being a King, resulting in his downfall.

This book is so engaging and it keeps the reader wanting more, so he included a side story that is equally entertaining. Seeing both sides of the unrest, the commoners and those who served the king, really was intriguing.In the meantime young King Henry VI marries Princess Margaret of Anjou in an attempt to forge an alliance with France. For a while i almost had to check that it was really was written by Conn Iggulden, the style felt different, older, more mature. In his end notes Conn Iggulden comments on how historical fiction often involves filling in the gaps and unexplained parts of history. If all the incidences of this type of story fat were removed, the novel would be about 200 pages thinner. It covers around eighty topics, from building a soapbox racer and tying knots, to learning about famous battles and how to make potassium aluminium sulphate crystals.