The Queen From Provence

<p><b><i>The public pay a price for personal excess in this captivating and dramatic historical novel by <u>multi-million </u></i></b><b><i><u>copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy.</u> Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory. </i></b><br><br><b>'It's hard to better Jean Plaidy ... both elegant and exciting as she steers a </b><b>stylish path through the feuding Plantaganets' -- </b><b><i>Daily Mirror</i></b><br><b>'Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama' -- </b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><br><b>'Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting' -- </b><b><i>Observer</i></b><br><b>'Fascinating' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'Couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'Grabs you from the first page and doesn't let go' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'Another first class read from Ms. Plaidy!' </b><b>-- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>**********************************************************************************************************</b><br><b>Marguerite</b>, eldest daughter of <b>the Count of Provence</b>, had married a <b>king of France</b> - and now her sister <b>Eleanor</b> is determined to make just as grand a match.<br><br>Good fortune and wily cunning bring her <b>Henry of England</b>. A good and generous husband but a weak king, he rules a nation that still remembers his cruel and foolish father, <b>King John</b>. As Henry showers gifts on his new bride, his extravagance forces him to levy ever greater taxation on the land, and the spectre of revolt soon looms against him.<br><br>For <b>Simon de Montfort</b>, the adventurer who will give England its first true parliament, <b>the house of destiny is at hand...</b></p>