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Simon de Montfort - aristocratic champion of
the people, French-born crusader for English rights - blazed across the troubled
thirteenth century to become one of the first true popular heroes of England. He
also claimed the heart of the King's sister, Nell, who loved this extraordinary
man throughout their stormy, passionate marriage.
From the council chambers to the battlefields of Henry III's England and
Llewelyn's divided Wales, amid courtiers, politicians and noblemen, Simon alone
spoke his mind. And even for the greatest warrior in Europe, the favourite of
the King, that was a dangerous thing ...
Sharon Penman weaves the facts and fiction, private passions and public events
of Simon's life into a rich tapestry shot through with all the colour and vigour
of the medieval world, plunging us into the sights and sounds of battle and the
drama and intrigue of courtly life. Continuing her splendid sequence of novels
on England and Wales, it is a story of great ambition, and even greater love,
brought to brilliant life.
Published Jul
1989
by Penguin
Paperback | £8.99
ISBN-13: 9780140113242
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