Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy - ISBN: 9780099493228
Paperback
The fifth book in Jean Plaidy’s Tudor series telling the tragic stories of two Queens betrayed and beheaded - Katharine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Unlike Mary, Anne refuses to become even a King’s mistress.So when Anne returns to the English court of Henry VIII, it is the King who is led a dance by …

Murder Most Royal

(The Tudor saga: book 5): an unmissable story of bewitchment and betrayal from the undisputed Queen of British historical fiction

  • Paperback

    656 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2006

Summary

The fifth book in Jean Plaidy’s Tudor series telling the tragic stories of two Queens betrayed and beheaded - Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this dazzlingly vivid historical novel from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy. Two Queens at the mercy of a capricious King…‘Jean Plaidy doesn’t just write the history, she makes it come alive’ – RNA’Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama’ – New York Tim…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099493228
ISBN-10:0099493225
Author:Jean Plaidy
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Arrow Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:656
Release Date:1 December 2006
Weight:472g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 36mm
Series:Tudor Saga
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama

Her novels are still very much to be enjoyed … Any writer who can both educate and thrill a reader of any age deserves to be remembered and find new fans … One only has to look at the TV/Media to see that the appetite for this kind of writing is still very much there – Matt Bates * WH Smith Travel *Jean Plaidy doesn’t just write the history, she makes it come alive. – Julia Moffat, RNAMiss Plaidy has skillfully entwined their [Anne Boleyn & Catherine Howard] two stories. * Sunday Times *Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama * New York Times *Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting * Observer *This spirited novel is in the best tradition of historical fiction.Action is swift, conversation natural, background authentic…Plaidy paints the truth as she sees it.It is difficult to present the case of his wives and still be fair to Henry; that this is accomplished makes the book a conspicuous success. * Birmingham Post *This is at once an exciting and an intelligent novel * Truth Magazine *An enthralling story of a grim period of history, told with rare skill * Aberdeen Press and Journal *

About The Author

Jean Plaidy

Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also know as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy’s novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her death in 1993.For further information about our Jean Plaidy reissues and mailing list, please

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