Lady Mary Villiers, the beautiful ward of King Charles I and daughter of his father's favourite, is the pampered darling of the doomed royal court. Prince Rupert of the Rhine, the King's charismatic nephew, is a brilliant soldier and man of science. ...
For Anne Neville, a timid and delicate child, ignored by her mother, patronised by her elder sister and bullied by her formidable father Warwick the Kingmaker, her childhood friend Richard Plantagenet becomes a source of strength throughout her life....
Janet Evershed was the daughter of the Mayor of York, a successful and well-regarded mercer. But Janet’s life didn't follow the usual pattern for a well brought-up girl. Due to a series of unexpected events she became a very young widow running her...
Mourning Cloak is the second of two volumes of Butterfly, but can also be read as a stand-alone novel. Mourning Cloak continues the story of the romance between King Charles I's ward, Lady Mary Villiers, and the King's cousin, Prince Rupert of the Rh...