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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">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.</span><br /><span class="a-text-bold" style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;">B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree!</span></p>
Story Behind The Book
Imaginez que vous ouvrez la porte à deux petites dames gentilles et inoffensives. Elles connaissent votre nom, vous promettent la richesse mais en échange de quoi ?
Thomas Vornell sait qu'il ne doit pas laisser entrer les Fraudulas chez lui. Cette communauté qui enlève des enfants à des fins maléfiques rôde dans les parages. Sa mère l'a mis en garde. Mais lorsqu'elle s'absente et qu'il entend des coups frappés à la porte de sa petite baraque dans le quartier des monts souillés, les ennuis ne font que commencer.
