The Lion of Mortimer (The Plantagenets Book 3)
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01DDJMXYK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 486 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Good information on the people of that time in history" according to pianofingers. I bought this book because I wanted insight into the latter part of Edward I's reign and Edward II's, as well. I gained some insight into the person of Isabella, the wife of Edward II, and also the character of the young Edward III. Probably not the best writing I've read, but overall, I enjoyed the book, and learned a great deal about that time in history.. The Lion Of Mortimer-An Okay Read This is the third in a series by Juliet Dymoke about the Plantagenets. This one concerns the person of King Edward II of England. A not so popular king which probably accounts for my less than enthusiastic review. It chronicles Edward II's passion for Piers Gaveston which roused his barons against him. The de Montacute family continues to play a major role in this book as it did in the second novel in this series. William de Montacute shared hatred for Roger Mortimer with the King and together they sought his downfall and a resurgence of the royal Plantagenet lineThis was perhaps the slowest moving novel of this series so far, but I b
Seduced by Mortimer’s treachery, Isabella plots with him to murder her husband and take the throne.With the Plantagenet line in danger of coming to an end, it is up to the young William de Montacute to bring Mortimer down and restore the crown to Edward's son and heir.The Lion of Mortimer is the third in Juliet Dymoke's dramatic and emotional Plantagenet series, an epic chronicle of love, heroism, loyalty and betrayal bringing to life one of the richest periods in English history: a time of power struggles and compelling courtly intrigue.For fans of Sharon Penman and Elizabeth Chadwick.. Weak in battle, powerless at court and absent in the bedroom: the English crown has rarely sat less easily than on the head of Edward II.Inheriting the Plantagenet throne in a powerful position, Edward needs a wife to continue the dynasty – but the beautiful, charming Isabella fails to stir his heart like his close friend Piers Gaveston.Slighted and ignored, Isabella takes a new lover: the ambitious nobleman Roger Mortimer