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1) Forsaken
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When Cardinal Wolsey rises to the top, there's only one way he can fall!England, 1520. Thomas Wolsey has just staged the most magnificent event of the century and his reputation as a statesman has never been greater. He has kings and emperors hanging on his every word and can be forgiven for believing the world is his for the asking.But this is an illusion soon shattered. The European peace he hoped for is destroyed as foreign monarchs commit acts...
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The Plantagenet line of kings is dead. The Tudors have arrived. England, 1485. Henry Tudor sits on England's throne following his defeat of King Richard III at Bosworth Field.Into this new world comes Thomas Wolsey, a clever and ambitious young man who finds the world of Oxford universities too confining for his talents. When he is offered a post as tutor to the sons of Lord Grey, Thomas seizes the opportunity, and so begins his meteoric rise to power....
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Elizabeth rose from her stool and stood, swaying for a moment, glaring at me. Then I saw her arm rise and I blinked. Something flew through the air and struck me on the forehead. I staggered backwards, my hand automatically rising to touch my brow. I saw black spots before my eyes. I looked down at the floor by my feet. Elizabeth's book lay there, open, its pages bent back beneath the cover.England in the sixteenth century is a country in turmoil.King...
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A CARDINAL MADE. A STATESMAN BORN.England, 1515. Thomas Wolsey has risen higher than anyone thought possible, but he's keen on rising even higher. If he could only become Lord Chancellor, Thomas knows he can change England forever.The nobility has been abusing their position for years, while the Church has become openly corrupt. As Thomas works to right these wrongs at home, his diplomatic skills are severely tested abroad as foreign rulers either...
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The queen's hold on power grows weak and one young man is ready to take advantage.1588. The Spanish Armada has been defeated, but Queen Elizabeth is stricken with grief, for her greatest favourite, the earl of Leicester, has died, and she feels so very alone. Her days are full of colour and life, but her nights are haunted by ghosts.Enter Robert Devereux, earl of Essex, a handsome and charming young man, who Elizabeth hopes, will drive the ghosts...
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