**If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this vibrant and captivating historical page-turner from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy – the perfect blend of history with romance and drama.* ***’Full – bloodied, dramatic, exciting’ – THE OBSERVER** **’Plaidy, by the skilful blending of superb storytelling and meticulous attention to authenticity of detail and depth of charaterization has become one of the country’s most widely read novelists.’ – THE SUNDAY TIMES** **’It is hard to better Jean Plaidy . . . both elegant and exciting’ – DAILY MIRROR** **’Just a great book from start to finish’ — *****Reader review* ***’Gripping’ –*** **Reader review* ***’Plaidy forever!’ –*** **Reader review* ***’A wonderful story and a wonderful history by a wonderful writer’ –*** **Reader review* *********** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** ***** ** *** * When **William X **dies, the duchy of Aquitaine is left to his fifteen-year-old daughter,** Eleanor **.But such a position for an unmarried woman puts the whole kingdom at risk.So on his deathbed William makes a will that will ensure his daughter’s he promises her hand in marriage to** the future King of France **.Eleanor grows into a romantic and beautiful queen, but she has inherited the will of a king, and is determined to rule** Aquitaine **using her husband’s power as King of France.Her resolve knows no limit and, in the years to follow, she is to become** one of history’s most scandalous queens…**