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    The Uncrowned Queen

    Written by Anne O'Brien

    Narrated by Imogen Church

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    A Sunday Times Bestseller

    ‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.’
    -The Times
    Her path to the throne is paved with treason… 1330.

    Philippa of Hainault may be married to King Edward III but she’s penniless and powerless. England quivers in the clutches of the Dowager Queen Isabella and her darkly ambitious lover Lord Mortimer while her husband rots in jail, a prisoner at Mortimer’s hand. It will take a courageous young man to emerge from the shadows and rise up against this formidable pair.

    Philippa won’t sit back and see Edward puppeteered. She is determined to see justice done. It’s her words whispered into the young King Edward’s ear that will see the battle for England’s throne commence.

    Praise for Anne O’Brien

    ‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.’
    - The Times

    ‘A gem of a subject … O’Brien is a terrific storyteller’
    - Daily Telegraph

    ‘Joanna of Navarre is the feisty heroine in Anne O’Brien’s fast-paced historical novel The Queen’s Choice.’
    -Good Housekeeping

    ‘A gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue.’
    -Woman & Home

    ‘Packed with drama, danger, romance and history.’
    -Pam Norfolk, for the Press Association

    ‘Better than Philippa Gregory’ – The Bookseller

    ‘Anne O’Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists.’ – Sunday Express

    ‘A gripping historical drama.’
    -Bella

    ‘This book has everything – royalty, scandal, fascinating historical politics and ultimately, the shaping of the woman who founded the Tudors.’ – Cosmopolitan

    www.anneobrien.co.uk
    @anne_obrien

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJan 1, 2019
    ISBN9780263276312
    Author

    Anne O'Brien

    Anne O'Brien was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire. After gaining a BA Honours degree in History at Manchester University and a Master's in Education at Hull, she lived in the East Riding for many years as a teacher of history. She now lives with her husband in an eighteenth-century timber-framed cottage in depths of the Welsh Marches in Herefordshire on the borders between England and Wales.

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      England is in ruin and the country is run more by the King's favourites than by the King itself. Queen Isabella plots to overthrow the King but needs support from her European counter parts. Philippa of Hainault promised to the young Edward in return for her fathers support. When Edward takes the crown, the Phillipa is married the love of her life. The young Phillipa and King Edward III have an enduring love that results in many children. Despite her position she is kept penniless and powerless. Many times her coronation is arranged, which would change her situation but each time the Dowager Queen Isabella and the ruthless ambitious Roger Mortimer thwart her crowing. Whilst Edward may wear the crown, his mother and her lover rule England and their French Provinces, while Edward’s father rots in illegal confinement, a prisoner at Mortimer’s hand. A fabulous historical read.