Henry II novels
Author
Author
Series
Henry II novels volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In the wake of King Henry I's death in 1135, the Countess of Anjou, his beautiful daughter, prepares to claim the throne despite the reservations of the late ruler's barons, but her position is usurped by her cousin. As church bells tolled for the death of England's King Henry I, his barons faced the unwelcome prospect of being ruled by a woman: Henry's beautiful daughter Maude, Countess of Anjou. But before Maude could claim her throne, her cousin...
Author
Series
Henry II novels volume 2
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A novel about the English king Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Author
Series
Henry II novels volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The third installment of a trilogy about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine traces the collapse of the royal family in the aftermath of Henry's self-imposed exile to Ireland, as Eleanor and Henry's three eldest sons enter into a rebellion against him.
4) Lionheart
Author
Series
Henry II novels volume 4
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
From a "New York Times"-bestselling novelist comes a stunning story of a great medieval warrior-king, the accomplished and controversial son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: Richard, Coeur de Lion. Penman displays her remarkable mastery of historical detail and her acute understanding of human foibles.
Author
Series
Henry II novels volume 5
Publisher
Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
FNovember 1192. After his bloody crusade in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Richard and his crew are overcome by a sudden storm, its fierce winds propelling the ship onto the Sicilian shore. But this misfortune is just the beginning. Forced to make a dangerous choice, Richard finds himself in enemy territory, where he is captured-in violation of the papal decree protecting all crusaders-and handed over to the Holy Roman Emperor. Imprisoned in the notorious...