{"product_id":"lords-among-the-ruins-knights-mary-ellen-johnson-9781947833494","title":"Lords Among the Ruins (Knights of England Series, Book 5): A Medieval Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs the Fourteenth-Century Closes, So Does the Rule of England's Most Tyrannical Monarch in the Medieval Historical, LORDS AMONG THE RUINS, by Mary Ellen Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eMedieval England from the Aftermath of 1381 Peasants' Revolt to the Deposition and Murder of Richard II on 14 Feb 1400\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the former boy king, Richard II, approaches his third decade, Matthew Hart and England's other great lords struggle to deflect his more destructive impulses, which increasingly threaten the kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e Amidst attempted assassinations, growing civil war and political intrigue, Matthew Hart, his beloved wife, Margery Watson, and their offspring live and love and war their way through the last years of the fourteenth century, seeing the deposition and murder of England's most tyrannical monarch.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's Note: \u003c\/strong\u003e Readers with a passion for history will appreciate the author's penchant for detail and accuracy. In keeping with the era, this story contains scenes of brutality which are true to the time and man's timeless inhumanity. There are a limited number of sexual scenes and NO use of modern vulgarity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e There is nothing new under the sun. If we seek to understand today's events, history will always provide the answer. By 1398 the megalomaniacal Richard II had consolidated his power, executed or banished all his enemies and destroyed all those who might speak out in opposition to him. Two years later Richard was deposed, thrown into a dungeon in Pontefract Castle and starved to death. Lessons: We can never predict the future; actions always have unintended consequences; we sow the seeds of our own destruction and payback's a bitch!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND, \u003c\/strong\u003e in series order\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Lion and the Leopard\u003cbr\u003e A Knight There Was\u003cbr\u003e Within A Forest Dark\u003cbr\u003e A Child Upon The Throne\u003cbr\u003e Lords Among the Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Ellen Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947833499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947833494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Epublishing Works!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d","brand":"Mary Ellen Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057122963711,"sku":"9781947833494","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28964bc2-73b8-4ede-b2bf-719418fe8107.jpg?v=1685045164","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lords-among-the-ruins-knights-mary-ellen-johnson-9781947833494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}