<p><b><i>Readers of Philippa Gregory will love this gripping account of Edward I and his private and political battles by <u>multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy</u>. </i></b><br><br><b>''Outstanding'' -- </b><b><i>Vanity Fair</i></b><br><b>''Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting'' -- </b><b><i>Observer</i></b><br><b>''Jean Plaidy conveys the texture of various patches of the past with such rich </b><b>complexity'' - </b><b><i>Guardian</i></b><br><b>''An </b><b>inspired blending of history and imagination'' -- **** Reader review</b><br><b>''A must read'' -- **** Reader review</b><br><b>''History at its best'' -- **** Reader review</b><br><b>''A pleasure to read'' -- **** Reader review</b><br><b>''Powerful stuff'' -- **** Reader review</b><br><i>*******************************************************************************</i><br>The news of <b>Henry III''s</b> death reached his son <b>Edward</b> on the long road home from <b>the Holy Land</b>. Now he was Engl