Bücher von Derek Birks

THE RED DRAGON OF WALES IS COMING…It is autumn 1483 and Richard III is king of England, but rumours about the fate of his nephews are rife and dissent is beginning to grow. Waiting in Brittany, is the exiled Lancastrian heir to the throne, Henry Tudor, who senses that his moment has come. Henry's mother, Lady Margaret Stanley, plots to restore her son's fortunes with a series of revolts against King Richard. After the disastrous events of the summer, the embattled Elder family is scattered and in hiding. The outlawed head of the family, John, has escaped to Flanders along with a few loyal comrades, his sister, Meg, and his lover, Isabel. But the Elders will not be left to lick their wounds for long, because William Catesby, influential servant of King Richard, has made it his mission to destroy them. When Lady Stanley tries to draw the Elders into the Tudor rebellion, John must decide whether he can cast aside his long-held Yorkist loyalties. Should he join Henry Tudor under the banner of St. George and the dragon of Wales? It is the devil's choice: poverty and a life in exile, or the slim chance of returning home by the fickle path of treason.

As the Wars of the Roses begin, the rule of law breaks down.In 1459 open war breaks out as York and Lancaster fight for the crown of England, but in the heart of Yorkshire an old local score is being settled.Father executed, brother butchered and sisters abducted - for young knight, Ned Elder, a feud has begun and he barely escapes with his life. Pursued across the land with only a few loyal companions, he is caught up in the civil war as he searches for his sisters.As the civil war rages across the snow-covered battlefield of Towton, Ned, his sisters and the girl he loves must fight for survival and the bitter feud is played out to its bloody conclusion.