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 The Three Crowns Description from Pan paperback: Jean Plaidy's robust historical novels, which range from the intrigues of fifteenth-century Rome through turbulent Tudor and Stuart England to the terrors of the French Revolution, have enthralled readers for over twenty years. The Three Crowns Born leader and brilliant soldier, William of Orange thought the English court a hotbed of vice and conspiracy -- Charles II with his mistresses, the Dukes of Monmouth and York ambitious for the throne. William wanted no reluctant bride, but the three crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland were worth a little sacrifice. He would marry the fifteen-year-old Mary, bring her back to Holland, and teach her who was master... All England rejoiced. Only Mary wept. She knew married people were rarely happy... © 2009 royal-intrigue.net |