Billy Young

Billy Young

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I’m married with two kids, both in their teens. As you might imagine it does lead to some heated moments of family life. You know how it was when you were a teen; adults just didn’t understand and were still stuck in the Stone Age. That’s how my kids see me. Still I wouldn’t change it if I could.

As for my regular work well that would be minimum wage factory work when I can get it. There isn’t much of that kind of work around at the moment but one firm has called me back for short term contracts over the past couple of years. A month or two’s work is better than none, right.

When I am not in work I use the time to pursue my wish to write. I have written since I was a teen but in the old black and white days, as my kids would say, there was very little chance of getting your book in print unless you had a lot of money. With today’s Publish On Demand bringing the costs down I have finally found an outlet for my writing. This has spurned me on to write more.

In the past I would start a story but as time past I would lose interest. Now I have a goal that drives me on and that is to see it in print. I can’t afford editors so do my best with the support of my family to make each book as good as I can. I can only hope those that buy my books enjoy them.

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

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<p>Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</p>

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