Roseblood: A gripping tale of a turbulent era in English history

Roseblood: A gripping tale of a turbulent era in English history

by PaulDoherty (Author)

Synopsis

England, 1455: a kingdom on the brink of civil war.

The Red Rose: King Henry of Lancaster's days are numbered. Deemed unfit for rule, even by his own mother, he surely cannot last on the throne for long. Simon Roseblood - London lord, taverner and alderman - is one of few loyal servants left to fight his cause.

The White Rose: Ruthless Richard of York has his eye firmly set on the crown - and plenty of powerful allies who will do anything to help him win it. Henchman Amadeus Sevigny makes no bones about enforcing his own authority and asserting law and order at York's command.

When Roseblood is summoned by Sevigny to stand trial for a crime he knows he didn't commit, their paths cross in ways that alter them both for ever. And as the Wars of the Roses looms, an even greater foe is poised to rock the foundations of England, and wreak horror in a hotbed of political unrest.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Publisher: Headline
Published: 25 Sep 2014

ISBN 10: 0755395980
ISBN 13: 9780755395989
Book Overview: Master historian Paul Doherty brings to life the brutal world of London in 1455 as he tells the epic story of the advent of the Wars of the Roses.

Media Reviews
Teems with colour, energy and spills * Time Out *
Deliciously suspenseful, gorgeously written and atmospheric * Historical Novels Review *
Supremely evocative, scrupulously researched * Publishers Weekly *
Author Bio
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.