Book description
When an empire is at stake, one woman stands between the past and
the future
In post-Restoration England, King Charles II has fathered numerous
bastards, but not a single legitimate heir. So it falls to his
brother, James, Duke of York, to head the thrones of England,
Scotland, and Ireland-the three crowns of Britain. But James's devout
Catholicism, and desire to return Britain to the rule of Rome, does
not sit well with his subjects and his time as king is sure to be short.
However, born leader and brilliant soldier, William of Orange, has
other ideas. By marrying Mary, James' fifteen year old daughter and
heir, he will position himself perfectly to seize the English crown.
Mary must also decide how much power to cede to William, should she
keep him as Consort or let him rule beside her as King?
Captivating in its historical detail, lush and sweeping in its
scope, and unforgettable in its dramatic depiction of relationships
between monarchs and families, The Three Crowns is the singular
story of the only joint sovereigns in British history.
Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for
most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English
author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's
novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her
death in 1993.
