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    A Pride of Kings
    A Pride of Kings
    A Pride of Kings
    Audiobook6 hours

    A Pride of Kings

    Written by Juliet Dymoke

    Narrated by Antony Ferguson

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    About this audiobook

    Condemned by King Stephen. Loved by King Henry. Honoured by King Richard. Betrayed by King John. For William Marshall, the greatest knight of the realm, serving royalty is an unpredictable business.

    Having survived the threat of beheading from Stephen as a child, Marshall rises from nothing to a place in court serving King Henry II. Accused of acting on his love for the beautiful Queen Margaret, William is saved by his trust and loyalty to the King. But the battle for the throne is relentless, and when Henry's own son John rises against him, William must decide if he can remain loyal to the crown . . .

    A Pride of Kings, the first in the Plantagenet series, is an epic chronicle of love, heroism, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most fascinating periods of English history.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJul 10, 2018
    ISBN9781977374929
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    • 4/5
      Wonderfull story lots of Historical research in the writing
      Beautifully read
      One to listen again and to recommend
    • 4/5
      A Pride of Kings is the first in a series of six books featuring the Plantagenet kings and queens. As the back of this book says, this is ”a series of historical novels which tell the story of the Plantagenet monarchs through the eyes of the men and women who served them, loved them, or betrayed them, and in so doing, helped shape the events of English history.”This book focuses on the story of William Marshal, the man who served Henry II and his sons, in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. The novel is a short one, but it follows William Marshal from 1168 up nearly until his death, jumping a lot in time (for example, one minute William’s marrying Isabel; the next minute their daughter—and third child—is being born). Comparisons will inevitably be drawn between this book and Elizabeth Chadwick’s The Greatest Knight; and by extension, Sharon Kay Penman’s novels on Henry II and his family. Chadwick’s book is much more meatier than A Pride of Kings, but this novel is enjoyable nonetheless (and it’s less rose-colored and awe-struck in its treatment of William Marshal than The Greatest Knight).It’s less the story of William Marshal, and it focuses more on the Plantagenet family, for all their flaws. A Pride of Kings sometimes skimps on the details, but it’s a pretty straightforward novelization of the lives of the Plantagenets, as seen through the eyes of one who served them. It’s a pleasant book, and Dymoke's style is very readable (apart from the misspellings), but fans of Elizabeth Chadwick and Sharon Kay Penman may be disappointed.