Description
Set in the turbulent world of thirteenth-century England, this sweeping historical novel follows the fraught relationship between King Henry III and his formidable brother-in-law, Simon de Montfort. As Henry’s rule falters, Simon becomes increasingly disillusioned and is drawn into a rebellion aimed at restoring the rights promised by the Magna Carta, while Eleanor of Pembroke—Henry’s sister and Simon’s wife—finds her loyalties divided between family, marriage, and political conviction. Against a backdrop of court intrigue, war, hardship, and shifting alliances, the novel explores the costs of power and the devastating conflicts between love, friendship, duty, and conscience. Meticulously researched and rich in human complexity, it portrays medieval nobility not as legends, but as flawed individuals caught in the forces of history.
Available Editions
paperback
H. Holt
Published Jan 1, 1988
580 pages
ISBN: 0805003002
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Details
First Published
1988
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman.