![]() ![]() ![]() The battle scenes turn on the flick of a decision, adding to the excitement of this twisting chapter in English history. ![]() Pacey and juicy."- Sunday Times "Compulsively readable and historically reliable.With a cast of characters.and a convoluted plot ripped straight from the pages of history, this retelling of a legendary dynastic struggle will appeal to the legions of historical fiction fans that have contributed to the popularity and fictional longevity of the Yorks and the Lancasters."- Booklist "The politicking and conniving are worthy of a Washington potboiler. rings absolutely true." - Daily Mail Praise for the Wars of the Roses series " mighty unbuckling of a great big series. Praise for Bloodline "One of our finest historical novelists has produced another impressively researched, cleverly plotted and gripping take on the Wars of the Roses."- Daily Express "Sure-footed, pacy, gore-splattered. Fans of the Game of Thrones and the Tudors series will be gripped from the word "go." Following Margaret of Anjou, Bloodline is the third epic installment in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's new Wars of the Roses series. Two men can always claim a crown-but only one can keep it. Through blood and treason, through broken men and vengeful women, brother shall confront brother, king shall face king. Factions form and tear apart as snow falls. Edward of March, now duke of York, proclaims himself England's rightful king. Yet in killing the father, Margaret has unleashed the sons. With the death of York, Margaret and her army seem unstoppable. His Lancastrian queen, Margaret of Anjou, rides south with an army of victorious northerners, accompanied by painted warriors from the Scottish Highlands. Winter 1461: Richard, duke of York, is dead-his ambitions in ruins, his head spiked on the walls of the city. The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Bloodline, the gripping third novel in the new series from historical fiction master Conn Iggulden. ![]()
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