The Devil's Brood
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-304-36645-3 (ISBN)
Description
King Henry II's sons intrigued, fought and rebelled against their father. Known as "The Devil's Brood", they were turned against Henry by their mother Eleanor of Aquitaine. Alfred Duggan's novel explores this turbulent time in England's history.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
1 map
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-304-36645-3 (9780304366453)
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Alfred Duggan (1903-64) was a best-selling historical novelist during the 1950s. His novels were real page-turners, but grounded on meticulous historicalresearch. He also wrote some excellent popular histories of Ancient Rome andthe Middle Ages. Knight With Armour was his first novel, written in 1946. Hevisited practically every place and battlefield described in the book, having