- Title:
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The Lions' Torment
- Series:
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Birth of the Plantagenets #3
- Written by:
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Blanche d'Alpuget
- Read by:
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Colin Morgan
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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11
- Duration:
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12 hours 39 minutes
- Published:
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October 15 2020
- Available Date:
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October 15 2020
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9780655663980
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Historical Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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The third book in the captivating Birth of the Plantagenets series brings the 12th century reign of Henry II and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine to vivid life.
England’s Archbishop of Canterbury is dying and with him the power of the Church. Seizing his chance, King Henry II sets out to enforce the rule of law that he has painstakingly established to bring violent, corrupt and criminal clergy before his courts.
The ever-scheming courtier Thomas Becket uses his mastery of deceit, sycophancy and wit to undermine the monarch and the Plantagenet dynasty. Should Becket be elected as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, to the fury of Queen Eleanor and Empress Matilda, he will be one step closer to being applauded as England’s strongman.
A story of ambition, jealousy, rebellion and downfall, The Lions’ Torment follows Henry, Eleanor and Becket in an era of political flux, betrayal and vengeance that leads to one of the most scandalous and tragic murders in history.
‘Is there an Australian writer more versatile than Blanche d’Alpuget? She throws herself into the twelfth century with astonishing élan to deliver a lusty, gripping account of the Plantagenets.’
Annabel Crabb
‘Blanche d’Alpuget writes an epic and compelling tale that brings the Plantagenets to vivid life.’
Leigh Sales