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Broken Reed: The Lords of Gower and King John (Stories of Medieval Gower) - Softcover

Book 2 of 5: Stories of Medieval Gower

Thomas, Ann Marie

 
9780957198821: Broken Reed: The Lords of Gower and King John (Stories of Medieval Gower)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0957198825 ISBN 13: 9780957198821
Publisher: Alina Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

William de Breos rose to a position of great power and influence as a close confidant of King John, but when his wife revealed John's greatest secret John's revenge was brutal. William's sons and grandson turned to Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd to help them regain their lands. The fall of the de Breos family was the final spark that lit the fire of Magna Carta and led to the offer of the English crown to the prince of France.Second edition standardised the family name as Braose and removed endnotes which readers did not find helpful.

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About the Author

Writing poetry and making up stories since she was a child, Ann only started to write seriously when her children were grown. Her main ambition is to write science fiction, but along the way she got fascinated by local history and distracted by a major stroke. However, she wrote poetry about her stroke and spent her recovery writing a local history book. Taking early retirement gave her more time to concentrate on her writing.
 
The result was an exciting book about a little-known piece of Swansea and Gower history. What began with a curiosity about the heyday of Swansea Castle, resulted in Alina, The White Lady of Oystermouth, the only book about Alina de Breos and the part that Swansea and Gower played in the toppling of Edward II from the throne.


The success of this book led to another, set a century earlier - Broken Reed: The Lords of Gower and King John - with an equally fascinating story of one of Alina's ancestors.

From the Back Cover

William de Breos rose to a position of great power and influence as a close confidant of King John, but when his wife revealed John's greatest secret John's revenge was brutal. William's sons and grandson turned to Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd to help them regain their lands. The fall of the de Breos family was the final spark that lit the fire of Magna Carta and led to the offer of the English crown to the prince of France.

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Publisher
Alina Publishing
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0957198825
ISBN 13 
9780957198821
Binding
Paperback
Illustrator
Francis Carrie
Number of pages
40