A vivid tale of England and Europe and the signing of the Magna Charta. England's King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine had many children, the most famous of whom were Richard the Lionheart and John "Lackland". Another son, Geoffrey, died before his parents, but left 2 children: Arthur and Eleanor. And thereby hangs this tale.
The historical record relates that after the death of Richard Lionheart, the evil John usurped the throne that should have gone to his older brother Geoffrey's son Arthur, and that to solidify his claim, he murdered Arthur and swept Eleanor into a convent, where she was never to be seen or heard from again.
In this wonderful, imaginative book, the author keeps to most of the historical record, but asserts that after the death of her brother Arthur, Eleanor was spirited away to safety by William the Marshal. The story starts in the present day, and details the efforts of a descendant of Marshal to find the lineal descendant of Eleanor, who would be the de jure Queen of England.
England