The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham (26 page)

The Trial of Eleanor Cobham: An Episode in the fall of Duke Humphrey of Gloucester, By Ralph A. Griffiths, 1969

Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, A Biography by K.H. Vickers, 1907

Humphrey Duke of Gloucester, by Maud C. Knight, 1903

A Mediaeval Princess, Being a True Record of the Changing Fortunes Which Brought Diverse Titles to Jacqueline,
 
Countess Of Holland, Together With an Account of Her
 
Conflict With Philip Duke Of Burgundy (1401 • 1436) by Ruth Putnam, 1904

Sorcery at court and manor: Margery Jourdemayne, the witch of Eye next Westminster, by Jessica Freeman, 2004

Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer's Manual of the Fifteenth Century by Richard Kieckhefer, 1998

Cultural politics in fifteenth-century England - the case of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, by Alessandra Petrina, 2004

King and Country: England and Wales in the Fifteenth Century, b
y Ralph A. Griffiths, 1964

Henry Beaufort, Bishop, Chancellor, Cardinal by Lewis Bostock, 1908

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the ‘Kingmaker’, is the wealthiest noble in England. He becomes a warrior knight, bravely protecting the north against invasion by the Scots. A key figure in what have become known as ‘the Wars of the Roses,’ he fought in most of the important battles. As Captain of Calais, he turns privateer, daring to take on the might of the Spanish fleet and becoming Admiral of England. The friend of kings, he is the sworn enemy of Queen Margaret of Anjou. Then, in an amazing change of heart, why does he risk everything to fight for her cause?

Writers from William Shakespeare to best-selling modern authors have tried to show what sort of man Richard Neville must have been, with quite different results. Sometimes Warwick is portrayed as the skilled political manipulator behind the throne, shaping events for his own advantage. Others describe him as the ‘last of the barons’, ruling his fiefdom like an uncrowned king. Whatever the truth, his story is one of adventure, power and influence at the heart of one of the most dangerous times in the history of England.

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entury Wales is a country divided, with the kingdom of the south becoming Saxon and the north violently defending the old ways. The inevitable civil war is brutal and savage in this tale of divided loyalty and revenge, treachery and love.

Kings and queens battle for control of the country, with wealth and glory for the victor and death and ruin for the loser. The bishops of Wales struggle to keep the faith while knights and war lords turn events to advantage and the lives of ordinary people are changed forever by the conflict.

‘Queen Sacrifice’ is also a legendary tactic in the ancient game of chess. Russian chess grand master Lakov Neishtadt describes the sacrifice of the queen for higher interests as ‘a source of continuing fascination for the chess novice and master alike.’

The narrative faithfully follows every move in the queen sacrifice game, known as ‘The Game of the Century’ between Donald Byrne and 13-year-old Bobby Fischer in New York on October 17th 1956.

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Mombasa beach: The dream holiday of a lifetime turns into a nightmare for a young couple. Brutally attacked and kidnapped, she has to battle for survival in one of the remotest and most dangerous areas of north east Kenya.

He has to find and rescue her - before it is too late. Palm trees line an idyllic beach of white coral sand. An Arabian dhow sails on the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean. Two lovers are ruthlessly torn apart, perhaps forever.  Lucy is bound and helpless, taken far from the safety of the world she knows. Unconscious and bleeding, nothing has prepared Steve for what he needs to do.

Lucy’s journey is mental as well as physical as she discovers how easily the protective shell of her old world has been stripped away. Everything she took for granted is gone and she has to fight to survive, one day at a time. Whatever happens, she knows her life will never be the same again.

Based on actual events and current news reports, this fast-paced action and adventure novel explores the reality of the tensions between the old tribal ways and life in the new, rapidly developing country of Kenya.

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