Clive McPherson

Clive McPherson

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I am an Inspirational Writer and Soul Realignment Practitioner; providing assistance in the area of discovering and embracing your soul purpose.

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>

Story Behind The Book

This book was inspired by the challenges that I’ve had to deal with in my life which eventually brought me to a point where I had to face a personal ultimatum presented by my own life circumstances. It’s an ultimatum which we all have to deal with at some time or another, in whatever form life presents it to us; it’s a challenge which brings to the surface a deep seated question that lays dormant throughout the majority of our lives until it can no longer stay silent. It does not matter what lifestyle you have lived so far, lavish or sparse you will someday reach the point where life asks . . . do you want to continue living the way you are right now with that emptiness inside of you that cannot be filled by any of your current activities, or are you willing to embark upon a new life journey and take hold of the reigns of your existence to steer it in a direction that you’ve never been before? This was the challenge that placed me at the crossroads of my life where I had to make a choice; it was accompanied by an inner knowing that if I make the wrong decision at this juncture of my life then there would be no turning back . . . not in this lifetime. The path I chose took me on an inward journey.

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