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Sep 16, 2021 · England, 1444. Three women challenge the course of history… King Henry VI’s grip on the crown hangs by a thread as the Wars of the Roses starts to tear England apart. And from the ashes of war, the House of Paston begins its rise to power.
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- Anne O'brien
Feb 28, 2022 · The spellbinding new historical novel from the Sunday Times bestseller Anne O’Brien. England, 1444. Three women challenge the course of history…. King Henry VI’s grip on the crown hangs by a thread as the Wars of the Roses starts to tear England apart.
Mar 31, 2022 · The Royal Games proves to be an enthralling and authentic story, based on real people and filled with the kind of rich and exciting drama that transforms history into a living, breathing...
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Plot summary. An anonymous narrator opens the story by describing the boarding of a passenger liner traveling from New York to Buenos Aires. One of the passengers is world chess champion Mirko Czentovic. Czentovic is an idiot savant [3] and prodigy with no obvious qualities apart from his talent for chess.
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The Royal Game. Written by Anne O’Brien. Review by Tracey Warr. The novel opens with a dispute over a will between mother and son, Agnes Paston and John Paston, which sets the tenor of the book. The Pastons are a litigious family, based in Norfolk. Their story is told from the perspectives of three women: Margaret Paston, John’s capable ...
Sep 16, 2021 · Three women who came from nowhere to challenge the course of history…. King Henry VI’s grip on the crown hangs by a thread as the Wars of the Roses begin to tear England apart. Families must choose between York or Lancaster. And from the ashes of war, the House of Paston begins its rise to power.
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Sep 16, 2021 · England, 1444. Three women challenge the course of history… King Henry VI’s grip on the crown hangs by a thread as the Wars of the Roses starts to tear England apart. And from the ashes of war, the House of Paston begins its rise to power.
