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She was never meant to rule. But he was never meant to fall. From the blood-soaked fields of the Wars of the Roses rises Edward IV of England—a king forged in battle, driven by vengeance, and destined to change England forever. After the brutal deaths of his father and brother, Edward is thrust into a war that will define his life. Guided by the powerful and dangerous Richard Neville Earl of Warwick, he claims the crown—but power comes at a cost. A secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville fractures alliances. Betrayal rises from within his own blood, as his brother George Duke of Clarence...

She fled a kingdom built on faith… only to find herself in the shadows of another. Maryam was never meant to survive. Driven from Spain by fear, fire, and the slow tightening grip of the Inquisition, she escapes with her family across a deadly sea—leaving behind everything she has ever known. But England offers no safety. Only silence. Only shadows. Now hidden within the narrow streets of London, Maryam lives between worlds—pretending to belong, while carrying a truth that could destroy her. When a simple delivery brings her into the presence of a forgotten princess—Catherine of ...

She was never meant to rule. But war would decide her fate. Anne Neville has always stood in the shadows—quiet, observant, unseen. While her sister Isabel seizes power and shapes her own destiny, Anne dreams of something different… something softer. A love story. A life untouched by the brutal games of court. But England is not a place for dreams. As alliances shatter and loyalties turn, Anne is pulled into a world where power is taken, not given—and survival demands silence. From the courts of kings to the chaos of war, she is forced to become more than she ever intended. A wife. A ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Discover 365 reasons to love America as you read the storied history of the United States. The fife and drum of history mark the time of each passing day. And within their cadence, personalities, conflicts, discoveries, ideas, and nations peal and fade. American history...

Almost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation's history. Now, in this updated and expanded series compiled from The American Patriot's Almanac, Bennett and Cribb's masterful grasp of our history offers 150 more great...

He was never meant to rule. But he would die protecting those who did. Anthony Woodville has always stood in the shadow of power. Brother to Queen Elizabeth Woodville, he is bound to a crown that was never meant for their family—and a king whose choices would reshape a kingdom. But where others seek power, Anthony seeks something far more dangerous. Loyalty. From the battlefield that first shattered his world… To the court where whispers carry more weight than swords… To exile, where everything is stripped away… Anthony must choose what he stands for. As alliances fracture and the ...

Almost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation's history. Now, in this new two-volume series compiled from The American Patriot’s Almanac, Bennett and Cribb’s masterful grasp of our history offers 150 examples of...

She was never meant to rule… But her blood would shape a kingdom. At the heart of the royal court, where power is whispered and loyalty is never certain, one woman will change the course of history forever. Katherine Swynford arrives in a world governed by kings, bound by duty, and ruled by appearances. She is not a queen. She is not meant to matter. But when she becomes entangled with one of the most powerful men in England, everything begins to shift. Told through the eyes of Mary, a young and impressionable lady-in-waiting, this is a story of ambition, survival, and the quiet cost of ...

She was born into power. But power was never meant to protect her. When Isabel Neville steps into the royal court, she enters a world of beauty, influence… and quiet danger. The daughter of the powerful Kingmaker, she is raised to observe, to obey, and to survive. At first, the court dazzles her. The Queen is everything the whispers promise—graceful, commanding, impossible to ignore. But beneath the surface, tension coils. Alliances shift. Loyalties fracture. And the truth becomes harder to see. Bound by duty, Isabel is promised to a man she does not trust. A prince of ambition, ...

He gave up everything… so a king could rise. Jasper Tudor never sought power. He did not fight for glory. He did not chase the crown. But when a child is placed in his care—a boy hunted by enemies, born into a broken kingdom—Jasper makes a choice that will define his life. To protect Henry Tudor… at any cost. From the fall of Lancaster to years of exile across foreign lands, Jasper is forced to surrender everything that might have been his—his home, his future, even the chance to build a life of his own. While kings rise and fall around him, Jasper endures in the shadows. Watching...

He made kings. But power always demands a price. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick—known as the Kingmaker—has one goal: control the crown. Through strategy, loyalty, and war, he shapes the fate of England itself. But power is never given. It is taken. As alliances shift and ambition grows, Warwick finds himself not just making kings—but questioning whether he can control them. With enemies rising, loyalties tested, and the crown slipping beyond his reach, one truth becomes clear: Power does not belong to those who win it… It belongs to those who can hold it. And that comes at a cost....

She was chosen… only to be unchosen. When Anne of Cleves arrives in England to marry a king she has never met, she expects duty, not love. But nothing could prepare her for a court built on whispers… Or a king who decides she is not the queen he wants. From the moment she steps into Henry VIII’s world, Anne is watched, judged, and quietly measured against impossible expectations. Too foreign. Too plain. Too wrong. And yet— Anne understands something the court does not expect. Survival is not found in defiance… But in knowing when to yield. Told through the eyes of Cecily Fenwick, ...

She was never meant to be queen. Only used. Only placed. Only taken. When young Lady Jane Grey is rushed into marriage, whispers begin long before vows are spoken. Hellen, an older maid who has served long enough to recognise danger when it breathes too close, sees what others refuse to name. The speed. The silence. The way powerful men move around a girl who does not yet understand what is being done to her. A crown is promised. But not earned. Not chosen. Not hers. As England shifts beneath them, and the shadow of Mary I of England grows stronger, Hellen watches a fragile queen being ...

She was born to be a queen… but never meant to be heard. Catherine of Valois was a princess of France, raised among power, war, and expectation. But when she is sent to England to marry King Henry V, her life becomes something else entirely— a silent role in a kingdom that does not belong to her. Widowed young and surrounded by a court that watches, controls, and decides her future, Catherine is expected to fade into history. She does not. Told through the eyes of her loyal maid, The French Rose reveals the woman history overlooked— her quiet strength, her hidden choices, and the ...

She wore the crown. But it was never truly hers. When Anne Neville becomes queen, the court does not celebrate. It watches. The whispers do not stop. The past does not stay buried. And the crown she wears feels heavier with each passing day. Through the eyes of her loyal maid Margrot—once a servant to Elizabeth Woodville—we witness a court divided by silence, fear, and shifting power. The princes vanish. The kingdom turns. And the people begin to believe in a different future. As the rule of King Richard begins to fracture, Anne is left standing in a place that no longer holds her. ...

She was never meant to be Queen. Only the one who gave him an heir. In the shadow of ambition, power, and silence, Jane Seymour rises—not as a rival, not as a player—but as something far more dangerous. A woman who understands the cost too late. Told through the eyes of Mary, a lady-in-waiting who once stood beside Anne Boleyn in her final days, The Price of the Heir reveals the truth history does not record. Mary has seen what happens when silence wins. She has lived with it. Carried it. And when the court begins to shape another lie—one that threatens to destroy everything once ...

She thought she was safe. She was already being watched. She was never meant to be Queen. Young. Beautiful. Unwatched. Katherine Howard arrives at court full of laughter, light, and a dangerous kind of freedom. In a world bound by rules, she moves as if untouched by them — drawing attention, desire… and something far more dangerous. Bridget sees it all. A maid in waiting, she is pulled into the Queen’s world — into whispered meetings, hidden glances, and secrets that should never be spoken. What begins as friendship quickly becomes something else. Something fragile. Something ...

She was never meant to rule. But when the crown begins to fracture… she becomes the force that holds it together. At the heart of a court on the brink of collapse, a young maid is drawn into the dangerous world surrounding Queen Margaret of Anjou—a queen whispered about as ruthless, unyielding… and willing to go to war for the crown. Through hidden corridors and silent exchanges, loyalty is tested, secrets are carried, and power moves in the shadows where no history book dares to look. But as the kingdom fractures and war rises, one truth becomes clear: Not all battles are fought on ...

She never wore the crown. But she decided who would. Margaret Beaufort has spent her life in the shadows of power—married too young, controlled by men, and overlooked by a court that never saw her coming. But Margaret is watching. Learning. Waiting. As England fractures and the Wars of the Roses tear the kingdom apart, she begins to move quietly beneath the surface—building alliances, shaping loyalties, and protecting the one thing that matters most: Her son. Henry Tudor. Because Margaret does not need a crown to wield power. She only needs the right moment. And when it comes— She ...

Power demands everything. Even the things a woman cannot afford to lose. When Catherine enters the court of Elizabeth I of England, she expects grandeur, order, and certainty. What she finds instead is something far more dangerous. A court built on silence. A Queen who trusts no one fully. And a world where truth is rarely spoken—only understood. As England shifts once more under a new religious order, old loyalties return from the shadows, and whispers of Mary, Queen of Scots grow louder with every passing day. But it is not only politics Catherine must learn to navigate. At the heart of...