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The second book in the captivating Birth of the Plantagenets series brings the twelfth-century reign of Henry II and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine to vivid life, from bestselling author Blanche d’Alpuget.

1154. After years of manipulation and political cunning, young Henry II accedes to the throne of England, with the beautiful and indomitable Eleanor of Aquitaine by his side.

But the kingdom he inherits is an impoverished shambles after the long, troubled reign of Stephen the Usurper. Together, the tempestuous royal couple use their charisma and shrewd diplomacy to restore England’s prestige and power, and ensure the future of their mighty dynasty.

In order to replenish the English treasury, Henry appoints Thomas Becket, the unordained Archdeacon of Canterbury, as Chancellor. Becket is no ordinary man: born without rank, he is charming, quick-witted, a masterful intriguer and a lavish dresser with a genius for raising money. Beneath this lies a man seething with ambition, jealousy, treachery and desire.

In a dance of scheming, vengeance and forbidden passions, during one of the most turbulent and compelling periods of English history, Henry, Eleanor and Becket fight for political power and control against forces seen and imagined – each with their own agenda, each determined to hide their own shameful secrets.
‘The character of Thomas Becket will rivet readers as they have not been riveted since Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell.’ Thomas Keneally, AO

Length: 442 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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'The character of Thomas Becket will rivet [listeners] as they have not been riveted since Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell.’ -- Thomas Keneally, winner of the Booker Prize --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

About the Author

Colin Morgan is an Irish actor, best known for playing lovable teenage wizard, Merlin, in the BBC series of the same name (2008-2012). Colin studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, graduating in 2007. He played the lead in the BBC miniseries The Living and the Dead (2016) and has appeared in main roles in The Catherine Tate Show (2007), Doctor Who (2008), Quirke (2014), The Fall (2014-2016) and Humans (2015-2016). --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

ASIN : B07FPGWDZD
Publisher : Ventura Press (1 December 2018)
Language : English
File size : 1263 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 442 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 233,051 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Monty Shnier

This reads more like a novel than one based on history

Reviewed in Australia on 12 March 2015

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This reads more like a novel than one based on history. Although the author did an enormous amount of research this got drowned in the detail of peoples thoughts, their assumed motives, even involving the occult as well as their intimate sex scenes..At most I would say that it is a pleasant read.with a reference to an early historical period in English history.

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Chris Holmes

Blanche, when will we see the next two in ...

Reviewed in Australia on 10 July 2015

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Blanche,when will we see the next two in this series? It can not be too soon.

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Daphne

Two Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 19 January 2015

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Not very impressive.

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Chris

Highly recomment this historical novel

Reviewed in the United States on 18 February 2016

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wonderful and entertaining reading from this author....I found it very hard to down the book to get some sleep!!!
I loved the Young Lion, and was not disappointed in the Lion Rampant....equal if not better than Hilary Mantel's writing.
I await with baited breath for the Lion in Torment.....many many thanks for such great writing Ms d Álpuget

Davo

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 21 November 2014

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A gripping historical novel that holds your attention throughout. Should read the first one before this.

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Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 21 February 2015

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Well written. Kept your interest up all through the book

Mike Dovey

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Reviewed in the United States on 20 November 2014

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An interesting historical romp

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