The Battle of the Queens: (The Plantagenets: book V): a wonderfully evocative and beautifully atmospheric...

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Jean Plaidy

The Battle of the Queens

(The Plantagenets: book V): a wonderfully evocative and beautifully atmospheric novel from the...

Jean Plaidy

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Arrow
01 April 2008

Fiction & Literature; Historical fiction

Series: Plantagenet Saga

The fifth book in Jean Plaidy's Plantagenet saga tells the fascinating story of the hatred between two queens

Multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy brings the fascinating story of the hatred between two queens expertly to life.

Readers of Philippa Gregory will not be disappointed.

'Full - bloodied, dramatic, exciting' - THE OBSERVER 'Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of characterization has become one of the country's most widely read novelists.' - THE SUNDAY TIMES 'It is hard to better Jean Plaidy . . . both elegant and exciting' - DAILY MIRROR 'Definitely a page turner!' --
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* The first half of the thirteenth century is dominated by two women, as proud and ambitious as they are beautiful, yet different in all other qualities.

Isabella, flamboyant and passionate, a medieval Helen of Troy - wife to King John and mother to Henry III...

Blanche of Castile, serene and virtuous Queen of France, wife of Louis VIII and mother of Louis IX...

The two women hated each other on sight. Isabella would stop at nothing, not even murder, in her passion to destroy the French Queen...

By: Jean Plaidy
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9780099510260
ISBN 10: 009951026X
Series: Plantagenet Saga
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 April 2008
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Battle of the Queens: (The Plantagenets: book V): a wonderfully evocative and beautifully atmospheric novel from the Queen of English historical fiction

Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive -- Julia Moffat, RNA Outstanding Vanity Fair Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting Observer Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity Guardian Jean Plaidy's books are a celebration of women's spirit throughout history Daily Express