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Bartonlibrarycatalogue August 2018 ABBEY Anne Merton Kathryn in the Court of Six Queens Date of Publication: 1989 Paperback Synopsis: 1502-47: The daughter of an illegitimate son of Edward IV is a lady-in-waiting to Henry VIII’s wives and discovers the truth about the disappearance of the Princes. ABBEY Margaret Trilogy about Catherine Newberry:- Brothers-in-Arms Date of Publication: 1973 Hardback Synopsis: Catherine seeks revenge on Edward IV, Clarence and Gloucester for the execution of her father after the battle of Tewkesbury The Heart is a Traitor Date of Publication: 1978 Hardback Synopsis: Summer 1483: Catherine’s struggle to reconcile her love for Richard with her love for her husband and family Blood of the Boar Date of Publication: 1979 Hardback Synopsis: Catherine lives through the tragedies and treacheries of 1484-85 ABBEY Margaret The Crowned Boar Date of Publication: 1971 Hardback Synopsis: 1479-83: love story of a knight in the service of the Duke of Gloucester ABBEY Margaret The Son of York Date of Publication: 1972 Paperback Paperback edition of ‘The Crowned Boar’ ABBEY Margaret The Warwick Heiress Date of Publication: 1970 Hardback Date of Publication: 1971 Paperback Synopsis: 1469-71: love story of a groom in the Household of the Duke of Gloucester and a ward of the Earl of Warwick ALLISON-WILLIAMS Jean Cry ‘God for Richard’ Date of Publication: 1981 Hardback Synopsis: 1470-85: Richard’s story told by Francis Lovell and his sister Lady Elinor Lovell, mother of John of Gloucester ALLISON-WILLIAMS Jean Mistress of the Tabard Date of Publication: 1984 Hardback Synopsis: 1471: inn keeper’s daughter , Sir John Crosby’s niece, meets Richard of Gloucester, has an affair with Buckingham and helps find Anne Neville ALMEDINGEN E.M. Stephen’s Light Date of Publication: 1956 Hardback Date of Publication: 1969 USA Hardback Edition Synopsis: 15th century merchant’s daughter, brought up by the noble ladies of a religious foundation, returns home to run her father’s business ANAND Valerie Crown of Roses Date of Publication: 1989 Hardback Date of Publication: 1990 Paperback Synopsis: 1466-86: the story of Petronel’s unhappy marriage to a Yorkshire knight in the household at Middleham is ingeniously interwoven with the story of the last years of the Yorkist dynasty ANAND Valerie Women of Ashdon Date of Publication: 1992 Hardback Date of Publication: 1993 Paperback Synopsis: 1472-1586: the story of two woman, Susannah and her grand daughter Christina, and the manor house that is the focus of their lives, set against the background of their family’s involvement with national events during the Yorkist and Tudor period, usually on the losing side ANDREW Prudence The Hooded Falcon Date of Publication: 1960 Hardback Date of Publication: 1977 Large Print Hardback Synopsis: Set on the wild borders of England and Wales just after Owen Glendower’s rebellion, the story tells how the deformed younger son of an English border lord grows to manhood and learns to be a good leader of men ANDREW Prudence A Question of Choice Date of Publication: 1962 Hardback Synopsis: Set in a monastery in 1468, during the bitter campaign to choose a new abbot, which reveals the differing ambitions and aspirations of the monks. The rival candidates are sponsored by the Woodvilles and by Warwick the Kingmaker ARMITAGE Alfred Red Rose and White: relating the experience of Ralph Mortimer, a son of a knightly house, during the stirring times of Richard III of England Date of Publication: undated circa 1901 Hardback Synopsis: 1483: adventures of young Lancastrian joining Buckingham’s upraising ASHTON-JINKS Cicely Child of Promise Date of Publication: 1947 Hardback (1st published 1944) Synopsis: 1452-84: Richard and Anne Neville; Richard is haunted by the knowledge that he killed Anne’s first husband ASHWORTH Elizabeth By Loyalty Bound Date of Publication: 2013 Hardback Synopsis: This is the story of the Harrington brothers fight to keep Hornby Castle in their ownership, with the help of Richard of Gloucester, and out of the hands of Lord Thomas Stanley. It is also the story of the growing love between Richard of Gloucester and Anne Harrington who will have Richard’s illegitimate children – Katherine and John. BAER Anne Medieval Woman: Village Life in the Middle Ages Date of Publication: 1996 Hardback Synopsis: A year in the life of Marion the village carpenter’s wife and her family and friends BAILEY H.C. The Merchant Prince Date of Publication: 1926 Hardback Synopsis: Circa 1460-85: the story of how a boy of humble origin becomes a successful merchant, set against a background of the Wars of the Roses BARNES Margaret Campbell The King’s Bed Date of Publication: 1961 Hardback Date of Publication: 1971 Paperback Synopsis: Love story of Leicester inn keeper’s daughter and Richard Plantagenet, illegitimate son of Richard III BARNES Margaret Campbell The Tudor Rose Date of Publication: 1953 Hardback Date of Publication: 1971 Paperback Synopsis: 1483-1502: life of Elizabeth of York BARRINGER Leslie The Rose in Splendour: a story of the Wars of Lancaster and York Date of Publication: 1953 Hardback Synopsis: 1460-61: realistic picture of 18 months in the life of a boy leaving his family’s farm to be apprenticed in York, and getting caught up in the battle of Towton BARRINGTON Michael A Mystery to this Day Date of Publication: 1949 Hardback Date of Publication: 1949 Paperback Synopsis: Story of Perkin Warbeck, circa 1489-99, including long supplement of extracts from documents and original sources BEAMISH Noel de Vic The Blooming of the Rose Date of Publication: 1962 Hardback Synopsis: Jasper Tudor plays a major part in the period 1450-85, first as the lover of Margaret of Anjou, and then as the tireless supporter of his nephew Henry Tudor. The novel ends with the Battle of Bosworth BEGG Stephen Becket Bramble and The Princes in the Tower Date of Publication: 2016 Paperback Synopsis: This is a novel for children aged between 10-14 years of age. When Becket Bramble is sent to live with his aunt in York little does he realise that the start of a terrifying journey which would take him to medieval England and the Tower of London. Aided by his magic Templar pendant Becket becomes involved with the race against time to rescue the “Princes in the Tower” from the sinister Lady Margaret Beaufort and the wicked Duke of Buckingham. BELLE Pamela The Lodestar Date of Publication: 1987 Hardback Date of Publication: 1988 Paperback Synopsis: 1481-85: ambition is the lodestar that leads Christie to join the household of the Duke of Gloucester, but he discovers that the price of power and worldly success may be too high BENNET Mrs Jane Shore, or The Goldsmith’s Wife Date of Publication: first published circa 1839 Hardback, several undated editions in stock Synopsis: Story of Jane Shore from her marriage until her death in 1483(sic) BENNETT Vanora Portrait of an Unknown Woman Date of Publication: 2006 Hardback Synopsis: The central character in this book is Meg Giggs, foster daughter of Thomas More. She is loved by two very different people John Clement, one of Thomas More’s protégés and the painter Hans Holbein. The book is based around the late Jack Leslau’s theory concerning the true identity of John Clement BENNETT Vanora Figures in Silk Date of Publication: 2008 Hardback Synopsis: Isabel Lambert, fictitious sister of Jane Shore, reluctantly marries Thomas son of silk woman Alice Claver. After Thomas’s death she is drawn into the silk importing business and soon has ideas of bringing silk weaving to England. While Jane begins her liaison with Edward IV Isabel starts her own romantic attachment with a young nobleman who turns out to be Richard of Gloucester BENNETTS Pamela Bright Sun of York Date of Publication: 1971 Hardback Synopsis: 1445-71: Edward and Warwick, mainly as seen by one of Edward’s courtiers BENNETTS Pamela The Third Richard Date of Publication: 1972 Hardback Synopsis: 1483-85: former boon-companion of Edward IV tries to secure the safety of the Princes BENTLEY Elizabeth The York Quest Date of Publication: 1980 Hardback Synopsis: 1485: a medieval thriller involving a disputed inheritance and the fate of the Princes BENTLEY Pauline Silk and Sword Date of Publication: 1993 Paperback Synopsis: 1485: the stormy relationship between Yorkist heroine and Lancastrian hero involving a disputed inheritance and hereditary insanity, but all ends happily BENTLEY Phyllis Sheep may safely graze Date of Publication: 1972 Hardback Synopsis: Children’s version of the story of Henry Clifford, the ‘Shepherd Lord’ who grew up disguised as a shepherd to protect him from the Yorkists BIRD Hazel The Last Plantagenet Date of Publication: 1994 Hardback Synopsis: 1478 to 1541, the life story of Margaret the daughter of George Duke of Clarence BLAKE Margaret Glaiser A Sprig of Broom Date of Publication: 1979 Hardback 1486-88: forced marriage between Yorkist and Lancastrian; more sex and less history than usual BOWDEN Susan In the Shadow of the Crown Date of Publication: 1987 Paperback Synopsis: Part One: 1482-85, the love story of a ward of the Duke of Gloucester and one of his grooms Part Two: 1536-38, their grandson joins the Pilgrimage of Grace and eventually regains his grandmother’s inheritance BOWEN Marjorie Dickon: an historical romance Date of Publication: 1929 Hardback Date of Publication: 1971 Paperback Synopsis: Rather old-fashioned romantic account of Richard III’s life BRANDEWYNE Rebecca Rose of Rapture Date of Publication: 1984 Paperback Synopsis: 1470-90: a bodice-ripper verging on the pornographic, charting the stormy course of the marriage between a ward of Edward IV who becomes one of Anne Neville’s ladies and her misogynist ‘warden’ BRIDGE S.R.
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