''You lay hands on a princess of the realm? It is treason.''
''But this princess disobeys her King. Treason indeed.''
''Fascinating . . . Brings to life one of the most determinedand remarkable queens of the medieval world'' K. J. MAITLAND, author of The Drowned City
''Completely engrossed me from the start . . . A wonderful read'' NICOLA CORNICK, author of The Forgotten Sister
1266. Eleanor of Castile, adored wife of the Crown Prince of England, is still only a princess when she is held hostage in the brutal Baron''s Rebellion, and her baby daughter dies. Scarred by privation, a bitter Eleanor swears revenge on those who would harm her family - and vows never to let herself be vulnerable again.
As she rises to become Queen, Eleanor keeps Olwen - a trusted herbalist, who tried to save her daughter - by her side. But it is danger
