1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by illness for over a year. Meanwhile his fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests. Richard Duke of York, Protector of the Realm, extends his influence throughout the kingdom with each month that Henry slumbers.
1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by illness for over a year. Meanwhile his fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests. Richard Duke of York, Protector of the Realm, extends his influence throughout the kingdom with each month that Henry slumbers.
1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by illness for over a year.
Meanwhile his fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests.
Richard Duke of York, Protector of the Realm, extends his influence throughout the kingdom with each month that Henry slumbers. The Earls of Salisbury and Warwick make up a formidable trinity with Richard, and together they seek to break the support of Henry.
But when the King unexpectedly recovers his senses and returns to London, the balance of power is once again thrown into turmoil.
“Compelling reading”
Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction Daily Mirror
Superbly plotted and paced The Times
Conn breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times, with a flair for both the huge scale and human interest of it all Star
Exceptionally well-written and gripping Stylist
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A page-turning thriller Mail on Sunday
Pacey and juicy, and packed with action Sunday Times
Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written three previous bestselling historical series, including Wars of the Roses. Dunstan is a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta is a stand-alone in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. The first book in his new Athenian series, The Gates of Athens, was a Sunday Times top five bestseller. Protector is the latest instalment in the Athenian series.
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