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April Queen

By Douglas Boyd - Published 2011

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Douglas Boyd’s 2004 biography of the always fascinating Eleanor of Aquitaine, now reprinted in a new edition for 2011, weaves the sparse information surrounding ...Read Review

Richard III and the Murder in the Tower

By Peter A. Hancock - Published 2011

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Nonfiction

For centuries, Richard III has been analyzed, villianized, apologized and more by historians, psychologists, novelists, and playwrights. The Ricardian and anti-Ricardian camps remain ...Read Review

The Young Elizabeth

By Alison Plowden - Published 2011

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Nonfiction

With excellent excavation of the facts and an engaging style of writing, Plowden explores what life was like for Elizabeth Tudor in the ...Read Review