Trinity
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Average rating3.8
The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Trinity. This is a novel that seamlessly combines narrative, historical credence and great knowledge of the period. 1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by his illness for over a year, his eyes vacant, his mind a blank. His fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests, hoping that her son Edward will one day know the love of his father. Richard Duke of York, Protector of the Realm, extends his influence throughout the kingdom with each month that Henry slumbers. The Earls of Salisbury and Warwick make up a formidable trinity with Richard, and together they seek to break the support of those who would raise their colours in the name of Henry and his queen. But when the King unexpectedly recovers his senses and returns to London to reclaim his throne, the balance of power is once again thrown into turmoil. The clash of the Houses of Lancaster and York will surely mean a war to tear England apart.
Series
8 primary booksWars of the Roses is a 8-book series with 8 primary works first released in 1591 with contributions by William Shakespeare, et al. David Bevington, and Charles F. Meyer.
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This view point of the Wars of the Roses is quite different from that than is normally set forth. Told from the viewpoint of the royalist party, it gives the Neville family the smell of traitors and paints them in a more negative light. I absolutely loved reading through this book. It was awesome to be able to try and view the battles from different sides as well as the emotions that must have played forth.
Margaret of Anjou is not a popular queen through most of England, but her husband, Henry, is the King and the people are honor bound to him. There comes a time though when the king suffers from an illness and falls into a sort of slumber, but cannot seem to be aroused for anything. Though this time, his wife gives birth to the only child that they will have, and also is determined to save the country from what she sees as a threat coming from some of the noble families. As Margaret fights to protect her home and her crown, she begins to take more authority on her own, and for a times rules through her husband. Her will is strong and she is determined that it will not be broken. But at what cost will her attempts come to!?
To break the Neville family is more than she bargained for, and Margaret is forced to look outside of England for the army that she will need to force these families back into the places that she feels they should be.
