The Seventh Son

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The greatest prize and the most deadly -- the crown of England Reay Tannahill's enthralling novel is a family saga in the grand tradition a tale of brother against brother cousin against cousin of love hate and intrigue of women inescapably entangled in the fates of their men and of a mystery that has exercised people's minds for more than five hundred years. At the heart of it all is the complex human being known to history as Richard III a king whose reign is darkened by the murder of the young Princes in the Tower but who also found a touching love with the woman he married and possessed immense courage. Here brought vividly to life in this most moving novel is a man who inspired loyalty and hatred in almost equal measure until at last the implacable enmity of one woman brought about his downfall.