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"1939. As the wife of the King George VI and the mother of the future queen, Elizabeth--"the queen mother"--Shows a warm, smiling face to the world. But it's no surprise that Hitler himself calls her the "Most Dangerous Woman in Europe." For behind that soft voice and kindly demeanor is a will of steel. Two years earlier, George was thrust onto the throne when his brother Edward abdicated, determined to marry his divorced, American mistress Mrs. Simpson....
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HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Even archer for hire Gwyl may not be able to protect an 11-year-old redhead, newly named Penda, whom he found after a degenerate monk kidnaps her and leaves her for dead. As King Stephen and his cousin fight over the crown of England, Penda, Gwl, and their new hosts face King Stephen's winter siege...while a troubled monk vows to finish his darkest deeds.
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Touchstone/Simon & Schuster Books
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her house is the true ruler of England and that she has a great destiny before her. Her ambitions are disappointed when her sainted cousin Henry VI fails to recognize her as a kindred spirit, and she is even more dismayed when he sinks into madness. Her mother mocks her plans, revealing that Margaret will always be burdened with the reputation of her father, one...