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|author=David Churchill
|title=The Leopards of Normandy: Devil: Leopards of Normandy 1
|rating=4.5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=Robert, the youngest son of the 4th Duke of Normandy, follows his father's bequest to the letter rather than the spirit and claims the castle at Falaise which should have gone to Richard, his elder brother. This will be a decision that will shape the rest of his life but the legacy that he and his low-born lover Herleva will be remembered for is their son, William the Bastard. An unfamiliar name perhaps until we realise that history will call him William the Conqueror.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472219171</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Toby Clements
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099585871</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David Gilman
|summary=Elizabeth Howard wants a noble marriage but at 16 she's married off to Thomas Boleyn, a jumped up nouveau riche who tries to hide his humble roots any way he can. It's not a love match on either side. So to compensate for her husband's shortcomings, Elizabeth throws herself into a collection of lovers and the lives of two of her three children. Yes, she dreams of rosy futures for Mary and George, but for the third child Anne, born as ugly as a monkey, Elizabeth can't envisage any future so wastes neither dreams nor love on her. However when Henry VII dies and his second son eventually takes the throne, Elizabeth realises she may not be right. Having Henry VIII as a son-in-law may do both Anne and the family a lot of good.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0349405956</amazonuk>
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