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May 7, 2006 · Review by Megan Marshall. May 7, 2006. HELEN CASTOR didn't discover the Paston letters — over a thousand documents that survived from the 15th century through, as she puts it, a lucky combination...
Jan 1, 2004 · Helen Castor. 3.95. 666 ratings87 reviews. The Wars of the Roses turned England upside down. Between 1455 and 1485 four kings lost their thrones, more than forty noblemen lost their lives on the battlefield or their heads on the block, and thousands of the men who followed them met violent deaths.
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Blood and Roses: One family's struggle and triumph during the tumultuous Wars of the Roses, by Helen Castor, is a narrative history based on the Paston Letters of 15th-century England. The 2004 book traces five generations of the Pastons, an influential family from the Norfolk village of the same name. Based largely on an extensive collection ...
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4.51 · 3,249 Ratings · 334 Reviews · published 2015 · 4 editions. Over 300,000 words and 100 chapters! The entire Bl…. Want to Read. Rate it: LINKED TO REBEL SERIES here. Deviant (Blood & Roses, #1), Fracture (Blood & Roses, #2), Burn (Blood & Roses, #3), Fallen (Blood & Roses, #4), Twisted (...
Review by Ann Northfield. Beginning at the start of the Wars of the Roses, Blood and Roses focuses on and is in part narrated by Margaret of Anjou, unfortunate wife of Henry VI. It is a novel of the interior mind and in many ways reflects the experiences of women, even Queens, at that time.
- Catherine Hokin
Oct 27, 2023 · Of Blood & Roses is a complete *standalone, enemy-to-lovers novel* inspired by the myth of Hades and Persephone . With magic, spice and a guaranteed happily ever after - it's perfect for fantasy romance fans looking for their next hot, ship-worthy couple!
Mar 1, 2024 · Blood and Roses is book two in the Enchanted Hearts series, interconnected standalones that are fairy tale retellings. This one is a Snow White retelling with an evil stepmother queen, magic mirror, huntsman, and an assassin half-elf with a poison apple.
