{"product_id":"9781399058780","title":"Anne Neville : Queen and Wife of Richard III","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Batley, Rebecca \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/07\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages, 30 mono illustrations; 30 Illustrations,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781399058780,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaughter, Wife, Princess, Widow and Queen: Anne Neville had many faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShakespeare presents her to us as a woman consumed with rage, bitterness and grief. He has her cursing the killer of her husband and father, before marrying him and condemning herself to despair. She rages, screams and weeps but ultimately she is shown as nothing more than a passive victim of the men who used and exploited her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis could not be further from the truth. Born into one of the most powerful dynasties in medieval England, Anne knew her worth, and her power. She was a great survivor escaping the tide of blood that consumed England not just alive but emerging with a crown on her head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTragedy would untimely engulf her, the death of her son ended all her hopes for a lasting legacy and her premature death was subject to rumour and speculation. But there is undoubtedly more to Anne than her marriage and her end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is fascinating, elusive, a powerbroker and very much her father’s daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Anne’s story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55199057183093,"sku":"9781399058780","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781399058780_b4982a9a-6938-4406-b33a-0367ebf42b7e.jpg?v=1759663699","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781399058780","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}