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WolfeHeart by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to de Wolfe Pack Generations… grandsons of the great William de Wolfe. Meet Markus de Wolfe, Patrick “Atty” de Wolfe’s son… and he is every inch his father’s boy. The grandsons of William de Wolfe all bear the Mark of de Wolfe - a tattoo of the de Wolfe crest somewhere upon their body. It's a badge of honor, of courage, and most of all - of family. The Pack sticks together...Categorized as:
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The Mountain Dark by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRead the USA Today Bestseller! The Executioner Knights are back, now with one of their own falling in love with a Welsh princess who holds the key to a renewed rebellion. Will love win out over his sense of duty? Kress de Rhydian is a man on a mission...Categorized as:
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While Angels Slept by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1139 A.D. – When her husband perishes in a skirmish, the Lady Cantia du Bexley Penden is distraught. Her husband was assisting the mighty Viscount Winterton in the battle for the throne between Empress Matilda and Stephen of Blois, caught, like most men, in a vicious struggle for the rightful ruler of England...Categorized as:
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Lord of the Shadows by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1215 A.D.: The reign of King John means dark days for all of England. Not one man, woman or child lived without fear.Magnifying this fear is the man they call The Lord of the Shadows - a terrifying figure who sits at the right hand of the King, manipulating the royal moves like a puppet master...Categorized as:
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Dragonblade by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1326 A.D. Tate Crewys de Lara is the son of kings. The illegitimate son of Edward Longshanks, Tate has the qualities of a magnificent king. But fate is cruel, leaving him a mere knight protecting young Edward III during the uncertain days following the horrific murder of Edward II. While gathering allies for the young heir in Northumberland, he meets the Lady Elizabetha “Toby” Cartingdon...Categorized as:
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The Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Legend of the Greatest Knight Lives On. William Marshal's skill with a sword and loyalty to his word have earned him the company of kings, the lands of a magnate, and the hand of Isabelle de Clare, one of England's wealthiest heiresses. But he is thrust back into the chaos of court when King Richard dies... -
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Great Protector by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1402 A.D. - Eighteen years ago, Sir Richmond le Bec, a knight in the service of Henry of Bolingbroke, was tasked with a mission of great importance. Young Henry had an affair with a married woman who bore him a child, and the woman's husband vowed to kill both his wife and the child she birthed. Richmond was charged with taking the baby to safety and acting as her protector...Categorized as:
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Scorpion: Saxon lords of Hage/De Wolfe Pack by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1289 A.D. - Sir Kevin Hage, stinging over the loss of the object of his affections to the Welsh warrior known as the Serpent, drowns himself in warfare in order to forget his heartache. He travels to The Levant to fight the Muslim infidels, transforming himself in the process. He becomes hardened, brutal, and heroic and returns to England a changed man, an English assassin known as the Scorpion...Categorized as:
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To The Lady Born by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1388 A.D. - The Lady Amalie de Vere is the sister to the Robert De Vere, Duke of Ireland, Earl of Oxford, and personal confident and lover to Richard II. When trouble arises between the king and Henry of Bolingbroke, the Duke of Ireland flees for his life, leaving his sister behind and at the mercy of his enemies... -
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The Velvet Quartet by Jude Deveraux
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBy Jude Deveraux. ISBN 0-7394-3766-6. Jude Deveraux's Passionate Velvet Series Comes Alive in The Velvet Quartet, an Exclusive 4-in-1 Rhapsody Edition. This volume includes the following novels, complete and unabridged: The Velvet Promise, Highland Velvet, Velvet Song, and Velvet Angel... -
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The Consolation Prize by Alice Coldbreath
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPrincess Una harbors no illusions about her claims to Karadok’s throne. The days of the royal house of Blechmarsh are done. The last of that ill-fated line, she is just grateful she emerged from the dark days of war with her head still on her shoulders... -
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The Rebel's Queen by Tanya Bird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rising king. A falling queen. An unimaginable love.Queen Cora is married to a monster. Three years she has played wife, and all she has to show for it is a marked face, an empty womb, and a bitter taste in her mouth best washed away with wine. It is a good thing she is made of something solid, because marriage is a life sentence. Or is it? The rebel prince is coming for the crown... -
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Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters by Wendy J. Dunn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDońa Beatriz Galindo. Respected scholar. Tutor to royalty. Friend and advisor to Queen Isabel of Castile. Beatriz is an uneasy witness to the Holy War of Queen Isabel and her husband, Ferdinand, King of Aragon. A Holy War seeing the Moors pushed out of territories ruled by them for centuries. The road for women is a hard one...Categorized as:
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![Days of Sun and Glory: The King's Greatest Enemy #2 by Anna Belfrage]()
Days of Sun and Glory: The King's Greatest Enemy #2 by Anna Belfrage
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdam de Guirande has barely survived the aftermath of Roger Mortimer’s rebellion in 1321. When Mortimer manages to escape the Tower and flee to France, anyone who has ever served Mortimer becomes a potential traitor – at least in the eyes of King Edward II and his royal chancellor, Hugh Despenser. Adam must conduct a careful balancing act to keep himself and his family alive... -
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![Code of Honor by Alexa Aston]()
Code of Honor by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1365 A.D. - After the Earl of Sandbourne banishes his supposedly unfaithful wife to a convent, his young son Michael swears never to set foot on the family’s estate until after his father’s death. Michael will then claim his title as the new earl and restore his beloved mother to a place of honor...Categorized as:
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Sword of Champions: The House of de Winter Collection by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the definitive House of de Winter Collection. They call the sword l'Espada - the sword of the ancestors of the House of de Winter. The first born male in every generation carries this sword, infused with a legacy beyond compare... -
![The Highlander’s Twisted Games: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan]()
The Highlander’s Twisted Games: A Medieval Historical Romance Novel by Eloise Madigan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Let me show ye what I mean when I say ye are mine.”Green-fingered Emma loves being a healer. Her only problem is the rakish Laird she works handsome, but dangerous. So when he asks her to be his fake betrothed for a day, she has no choice but to agree.Laird Thomas needs a wife; but he doesn’t want to get married. So he picks a certain hellion to help him delay the inevitable... -
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Lord of Light by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1192 A.D. - Sir Roane de Garr is a member of St. John the Baptist Hospitaller sect and while visiting the supposed Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, he is hit by a freak bolt of lightning and suddenly finds himself with miraculous healing powers. The Hospitallers believe he is a heretic and must be destroyed, so he flees back to England and into seclusion as a bounty is put on his head... -
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Tender is the Knight by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1228 A.D. – After a vicious battle with old adversaries that sees his father killed, Sir Dennis d’Vant finds himself the head of the House of d’Vant. A house descended from the kings of Cornwall, they are a proud but warring people. Their most hated enemy is their neighbor to the north, the rich and cunning Earl of Cornwall...Categorized as:
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Black Sword by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1323 A.D.Devlin de Bermingham, an Irish knight to the core, is the bastard son of the Earl of Louth and the descendent of Irish kings. He is also a strong proponent that the Irish should rule Irish lands. Rebelling against his English overlord, the Earl of Kildare, he captures one of Kildare's castles south of Wicklow... -
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The Thunder Lord by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1258 A.D. - As Henry III spends most of his time in France and focused on his French favorites, powerful English barons including Simon de Montfort begin to form an allegiance against him...Categorized as:
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Templar Silks by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes another long-awaited novel about William Marshall, The Greatest Knight. To save his soul, young knight William Marshall takes the perilous road to Jerusalem, but the greatest danger he faces there is losing his heart... -
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A Marriage of Lions by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEngland, 1238Raised at the court of King Henry III as a chamber lady to the queen, young Joanna of Swanscombe's life changes forever when she comes into an inheritance far above all expectations, including her own... -
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The Empress of Bright Moon by Weina Dai Randel
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the captivating sequel to The Moon in the Palace, Mei must protect her people from a murderous empressThe second book in this stunning duology, The Empress of Bright Moon follows Mei as she struggles for power within the Emperor's palace, risking her life to dethrone the murderous Empress and establish herself as the new female ruler of China... -
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![The Chataine's Guardian by Robin Hardy]()
The Chataine's Guardian by Robin Hardy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the tenth birthday of Chataine Dierdre, her father, Karel, appoints a guardian for her--Roman, a captain of the guard. Karel is aware of the Lystran law that, at age 17, Chataine must choose the man she will marry. But he never dreams her choice might be Roman, the homely soldier who calls himself a "Christian... -
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Defiance by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sentence of death is the inevitable punishment for those who defy the laws of William the Conqueror. After the successful Norman invasion of England, Renouf de Malbadon steals Devona Melton’s wealthy Saxon estates, forcing her into marriage and her family into bondage as his servants. He conceals dangerous secrets but she is powerless to challenge him and his thugs... -
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Conquest by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.It’s a bitter battle between the Normans and the Saxons for the fate of the English throne, and it promises to be the epic beginning of the legendary Montbryce Legacy.A True War Hero.. -
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The Warrior Trilogy by Tina St. John, Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark, dangerous knights. Bold, beautiful ladies. Passionate, romantic adventure... -
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My Hero by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWealthy and powerful, the de Wares are one of the most respected noble families in England. The heirs to the de Ware legacy—Duncan, Holden, and Garth—are true warriors...and reckless lovers... Unlike his brothers, Garth de Ware had always preferred peace to war. As the youngest son, there were few opportunities for him to earn his fortune, so he chose a career in the Church... -
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Elizabeth Chadwick Bundle: The Greatest Knight, The Scarlet Lion, and For the King's Favor by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHailed by the Times of London as "an author who makes historical fiction come gloriously alive," Elizabeth Chadwick is a gifted storyteller who captures the passion, deceit, honor, and heartbreak of Medieval England like none other. Now, get three books from historical fiction powerhouse Elizabeth Chadwick at one low price... -
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Vengeance by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVengeance is an intense and gripping tale of love and revenge.Ronan MacLachlainn is an Irishman of great strength and determination, despite being tortured, maimed and dispossessed. He burns for vengeance and the restoration of his hereditary Irish lands. Yet he must come to terms with the irrevocable physical losses he has suffered...Categorized as:
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Marked by Honor by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1363 A.D. – Lady Beatrice Bordel loses her mother and grandfather on the same day, leaving her penniless. With no protector and no prospects for marriage, her future is dismal. Hoping her grandfather’s oldest friend will take her in, Beatrice journeys north and is set upon by a band of highwaymen. All seems lost—until Sir Raynor Le Roux arrives...Categorized as:
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![Lords of the Highlands: Seven Great Highland Romances by Kathryn Le Veque, Eliza Knight]()
Lords of the Highlands: Seven Great Highland Romances by Kathryn Le Veque, Eliza Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the LORDS OF THE HIGHLANDS collection – a melding of hearts and swords, of passion and power, and of great heroes and heroines born and bred in the highlands of Scotland. Lose yourself in the majesty and romance of this great historical romance collection brought to you by seven top historical romance authors... -
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The Forest and the Flames by G. Lawrence
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn, 1066 The Battle of Hastings is done. The struggle for England begins. Matilda, Lady of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy, rules as Regent of Normandy for her husband, Duke William. William has won the Battle of Hastings, but Saxon England does not wish to surrender to him as King. As William sets England to flame, Matilda waits in Normandy for the time to come when she can claim her crown...Categorized as:
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MacGregor's Daughter: A Scottish Historical Romance by Gwyn Brodie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Lady Ceana MacGregor's castle is attacked by the Campbells, she hides in the laird's lug, where she watches in horror as her parents are both murdered. Knowing their chief, Lyall Campbell will stop at nothing to find her, she escapes on a massive warhorse, and travels across the snow-blanketed countryside, searching for safety and shelter...Categorized as:
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Desire's Ransom by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLady Robin Hood steals a knight's heart! Heiress to her Irish clan, spirited Temair O'Keeffe forsakes her destiny to join a band of woodland outlaws who rob from the rich and give to the poor-those impoverished by her greedy father... -
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Highlander's Runaway Bride by Maddie MacKenna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I need to marry a laird by the end of the week.”After running away from her own wedding, Delilah, daughter of Laird McGunn, can’t outrun fate anymore. But finding a husband again is impossible. Until she gets an irresistible deal from the most dangerous her father’s enemy…Evan O’Reid is determined to achieve what no Laird before him peace with the McGunns... -
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Alinor by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe could barely meet his eyes . . . so how was she to marry him? Widowed and a mother of two, Lady Alinor no longer feels the same joy being the mistress of Roselynde. Her husband's passing has left emptiness, both at the keep and in her heart. Somehow, Alinor manages to remain spirited, even as King John's rule means she must fight to keep her land and her family safe... -
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Joanna by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeautiful, iron-willed heiress to power, Joanna secretly burns with an explosive inner passion as wild and-- radiant as her flaming red hair. But her deepest emotions are tragically frozen by the cold fear of a man's tender love... -
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Kilted at the Altar by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA rip-roaring comedic romance set in the Highlands of Scotland, part of the bestselling "Clash of the Tartans" series! Who jilted whom? Darroch MacKeegan vows revenge when his intended bride, Isabel MacRain, fails to show up for a marriage arranged to settle the long feud between their clans. Isabel's father lays waste to MacKeegan lands in retaliation for Darroch jilting his daughter... -
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Word of Honor by Alexa Aston
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBecome swept away in Alexa Aston’s new Knights of Honor, a medieval series set in the time of Edward III’s reign in England. At its heart are Geoffrey and Merryn, who will find lasting love in Word of Honor. This pair plays a part in each book of the series—sometimes small, sometimes large—as new couples come together to find passion and true love...Categorized as:
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The Damask Rose by Carol McGrath
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'You lay hands on a princess of the realm? It is treason.'' But this princess disobeys her King. Treason indeed.'A beloved wife. A hated queen. A journey to her destiny . . .If you love JOANNA COURTNEY, ELIZABETH CHADWICK and PHILIPPA GREGORY, you'll devour the highly-anticipated second novel in Carol McGrath's ROSE Trilogy !* ' Fascinating . . -
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You, and No Other by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"I find that I am in love with Mademoiselle de Fleurance," said St. Briac to the King. "I came here to ask her to be my wife." What a thrill to hear those words from him! Yet Aimee was certain that he spoke them out of pity, not love. St. Briac knew that only his own marriage proposal could keep the king from seducing her -- a fate she was desperate to avoid...Categorized as:
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Angel's Fall by Kimberly Cates
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Prince of Sin…Legendary swordsman Adam Slade is finished with noble crusades. Scarred by his time at Cullodion Moor, and his illegitimate birth, he hides behind a cynical façade and the name of Sabrehawk, selling his sword to the highest bidder... -
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Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 1 by Philippa Gregory
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of THE WHITE QUEEN, now a hit BBC TV production - the first three novels of her Tudor Court series: THE CONSTANT PRINCESS, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, THE BOLEYN INHERITANCETHE CONSTANT PRINCESS tells the story of Henry VIII’s first wife, Katherine of Aragon, the Spanish princess raised to be Queen of England and first brought to England to marry Henry’s older brother,... -
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The Time of Singing by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUS Title : For the King's Favor A captivating story of a mother's love stretched to breaking and a knight determined to rebuild his life with the royal mistress, For the King's Favor is Elizabeth Chadwick at her best. Based on a true story never before told and impeccably researched, this is a testament to the power of sacrifice and the strength of love... -
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To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA story of huge emotional power set against the road to Magna Carta and the fight to bring a tyrant king to heel. The privileged daughter of one of the most powerful men in England, Mahelt Marshal's life changes dramatically when her father is suspected by King John. Her brothers become hostages and Mahelt is married to Hugh Bigod, heir to the earldom of Norfolk... -
![The Beast of Renald: The Northern Knights Series by Amber Dane]()
The Beast of Renald: The Northern Knights Series by Amber Dane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA widow with a treasure trove of secrets... A brooding and reclusive Norman Warrior... Lady Caroline, widowed with her son by her side is devastated when she is forcefully wed to the king's man known as The Beast. She'd survived one loveless marriage, she could survive another...Categorized as:
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Winter Song by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlys of Marlowe thought that Raymond d’Aix was a penniless knight who had come to her father’s keep seeking a livelihood. He was brave and courteous, intelligent and hardworking, and he thought she was a miracle among womankind. What was irresistible was that he did not value her for her beauty, for which many other men admired her, but for her common sense and practicality... -
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The Sun in Splendour by Juliet Dymoke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Wars of the Roses are at a decisive stage. On the battlefield, the tide appears to have turned against Edward IV and his Plantagenet dynasty is under threat. At court, his new wife and her ambitious family are undermining his power and advancing their own positions. For those wearing the white rose of York, the future looks bleak...
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