A Tapestry of Treason. Anne O'Brien

A Tapestry of Treason - Anne  O'Brien


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Bishop of Norwich, in silent sympathy with the York and Despenser conspirators.

       House of Lancaster

      King Henry IV, son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.

      Joanna of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany, second wife of King Henry.

      The six royal children:

      - Henry (Hal), Prince of Wales.

      - Thomas.

      - John.

      - Humphrey.

      - Blanche.

      - Philippa.

      John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, half-brother to King Henry.

      Henry Beaufort, Bishop of Winchester, half-brother to King Henry.

       The Holland Family

      John Holland, Earl of Huntington, Duke of Exeter.

      Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent, John Holland’s nephew.

      Joan, Duchess of York, second wife of Edmund of Langley, sister of Thomas and Edmund Holland.

      Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent, lover of Constance of York.

      Madonna Lucia Visconti, an Italian lady with a large dowry, Countess of Kent, wife of Edmund Holland.

      Alianore, daughter of Edmund Holland and Constance of York.

       The Mortimers

      Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, a child in captivity in Windsor Castle.

      Roger Mortimer, his younger brother, also in Windsor Castle.

       The Percys

      Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, a man of authority, ambition and conflicting loyalties.

      Sir Henry Percy (Hotpsur), Northumberland’s son and heir.

       Those to be found in aristocratic households

      Friar John Depyng: King Richard II’s soothsayer.

      Ralph Ramsey, one of King Henry IV’s esquires, rewarded for his loyalty.

      William Flaxman, another Court minion in receipt of the King’s generosity

      Richard Milton, agent of Constance in the Windsor plot.

      A locksmith who paid for his conspiracy with his life.

      Richard Maudeleyn, a clerk, who played the role of Richard II.

      William Maidstone, Constance’s chivalric champion.

      Sir John Pelham, a staunch supporter and counsellor of King Henry IV.

       And in Wales

      Owain Glyn Dwr, stirring rebellion in the west and claiming the title of Prince of Wales.

      Contents

       Cover

       About the Author

       Title Page

       Dedication

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Acknowledgements

       What inspired me to write about Constance of York, Lady Despenser?

       And Afterwards…

       Travels with Constance of York, Lady Despenser

       Excerpt

       About the Publisher

       February 1399: Westminster Palace

      ‘Entertain us, sir.’

      Since my invitation caused Friar John Depyng to step


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