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When William the Conqueror died in 1087, he left the throne of England to William Rufus . . . his second son. The result was an immediate war as Rufus's elder brother Robert fought to gain the crown he saw as rightfully his; this conflict marked the start of 400 years of bloody disputes as the English monarchy's line of hereditary succession was bent, twisted, and finally broken when the last Plantagenet king, Richard III, fell at Bosworth in 1485. The Anglo-Norman and Plantagenet dynasties were renowned for their internecine strife, and in Lost Heirs we will unearth the hidden stories of fratricidal brothers, usurping cousins, and murderous uncles; the many kings--and the occasional queen--who should have been but never were. History is written by the winners, but every game of thrones has its losers too, and their fascinating stories bring richness and depth to what is a colorful period of history. King John would not have gained the crown had he not murdered his young nephew, who was in line to become England's first King Arthur; Henry V would never have been at Agincourt had his father not seized the throne by usurping and killing his cousin; and as the rival houses of York and Lancaster fought bloodily over the crown during the Wars of the Roses, life suddenly became very dangerous indeed for a young boy named Edmund.

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Roger Clark's powerful, richly enunciated narration would in bygone centuries have distinguished him as a bard or court chronicler--and he serves that function here.-- AudioFile An interesting approach to the history of the English monarchy. -- History of War Five stars...A great read. Andrews' writing is brisk and wry, frequently sardonic. -- City Book Review Roger Clark's powerful, richly enunciated narration...summons images of vaulted halls and conspiracies hatched in dark stairwells, men and horses in armor, dynasties rising and falling. From William the Conqueror through the Wars of the Roses in eight hours, this audiobook effectively compresses and illuminates four centuries of British history. -- AudioFile

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J. F. Andrews is the pseudonym of a historian who has a PhD in medieval studies specializing in warfare and combat. Andrews has published a number of academic books and articles in the United Kingdome, United States, and France and was one of the contributors to the Oxford Encyclopaedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Andrews is also active in public engagement with history, having written several historical novels and contributed popular history articles to blogs and magazines. Andrews runs a highly regarded website offering background information on many aspects of medieval life, which is consulted by a wide range of historians, students and historical writers. Roger Clark is a professional actor and voice-over artist who lives in New York City with his beautiful family. American born, Roger moved to Ireland as a youth and graduated from the University of Glamorgan in Wales. He has performed in over forty-five countries. His first venture in audio narration was as a child, helping his father record local newspapers for the blind and visually impaired.

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