A Bloody Field By Shrewsbury Av Edith Pargeter

<p><b>From Edith Pargeter, who also wrote as Ellis Peters, A BLOODY FIELD BY SHREWSBURY is a vivid medieval tale of Henry IV''s kingdom in crisis. ''Chivalry, treachery, conflict of loyalties... The clash of wills is as stirring as the clash of steel'' <i>Observer </i></b><br><br>England, 1399. A treacherous plot has been hatched to depose King Richard and install Henry Bolingbroke on the English throne.<br><br>With the aid of his powerful friend Hotspur, Henry is victorious. But, crowned Henry IV, he rules a kingdom in crisis. In Wales, rebellion threatens. Henry''s heir, Hal, is named Prince of Wales but the Welsh have a prince of their own blood and he is calling them to arms.<br><br>More dangerous still, a rift is opening between Henry, Hotspur and Hal. As tension mounts, the three men are inexorably drawn into a bloody collision on which the fate of the realm will hang...</p>