The Wrath of Kings - Philip Photiou

The Wrath of Kings is the first of a three part series set during the wars of the roses, a conflict that decimated the nobility of England and witnessed the birth of a new dynasty. The story follows the fortunes, and misfortunes, of Philip Neville, an outspoken, insubordinate knight and cousin of the Earl of Warwick, from his traumatic experience at Towton to the siege of Bamburgh Castle, four years later. As the story progresses the rebellious Philip Neville is drawn deeper into a world of deceit, treachery and murder. A vivid and detailed story set during the wars of the roses from the point of view of a cousin of Warwick the Kingmaker. The reader is drawn into the story by the intense realism and wealth of period detail. You can feel the cold and smell the mud! This is a novel with strong history and imaginative fiction set in one of the most controversial and interesting periods for England.~ Philippa Gregory