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The Unconventional King
The dramatic life and mysterious death of the reviled Edward II, focusing on the vivid personality of the erratic and contradictory king, his unorthod...
A True King's Fall
A new biography re-examining the complex and fascinating king, whose very humanity saw him deposed from his divine role....
The Despensers
The Despensers were a baronial English family who rose to great prominence in the reign of Edward II (1307-27) when Hugh Despenser the Younger became ...
The Rebel Queen
The fascinating story of the exceptional woman who wrested power from Edward II and changed the course of English history...
Mother of the English Nation
Philippa of Hainault: Mother of the English Nation. The first biography of a remarkable and influential English queen....
Edward III may be known for his restoration of English kingly authority after the disastrous and mysterious fall of his father, Edward II, and eventua...
His Sexuality and Relationships
Edward II is one of the most unsuccessful and unconventional kings in English history, and is well-known for having passionate and probably intimate r...
The Mysterious Fate of Edward II
Edward II's murder at Berkeley Castle in 1327 is one of the most famous and lurid tales in all of English history. But is it true? For over five centu...
The Turbulent Year of 1326
1326 was one of the most dramatic years in English history. The queen of England, Isabella of France, invaded the country with an army of mercenaries ...
Son of One King, Father of Another
The first biography to tell the personal story of the wealthiest, most powerful and most hated man in medieval England....
A colorful biography of five royal sisters in medieval England. In 1254 the teenage heir to the English throne took a Spanish bride, the sister of the...
The Story of the Queen who Deposed Her Husband Edward II
Downfall of a King's Favourite
Hugh Despenser the Younger and Edward II tells the story of the greatest villain of the fourteenth century, his dazzling rise as favorite to the king ...
The Houses of Lancaster and York before the Wars of the Roses
Traditionally, the Wars of the Roses โ one of the bloodiest conflicts on English soil โ began in 1455, when the Duke of York attacked King Henry V...
Powerful Pawns of the Crown
โA great book to introduce you to three fascinating sisters whose marriages during the reign of the infamous Edward II transformed England.โ โAd...
A Historical Guide to the Medieval King
โInformed and informative . . . a meticulous example of outstanding scholarship, and an inherently fascinating read.โ โMidwest Book Review Edwar...
Sex and Sexuality in Medieval England allows the reader a peek beneath the bedsheets of our medieval ancestors, in an informative and fascinating look...
Kings of Jerusalem
The Brienne/Beaumonts, a noble family originally from Champagne, spread across Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. Their story be...
Socially awkward Jamie Fields has been home-schooled most of her life. As the only daughter of rock star Zander, Jamie has led a sheltered life. Kept ...