Bridge of sighs

Lane, Jane

John Day Co.

The Civil War in England is at an end. Yet for three years a defeated king continues to influence the country’s religious and political life to profound effect. With passion and excitement, Jane Lane evokes the world of Charles I, unravels an intriguing, controversial figure in the King himself, and reconstructs the drama of a tragic reign. Was Charles a pawn to French diplomacy, a tyrant or martyr? The astonishing portrayals in The Severed Crown entice the reader to make up their own mind.

The severed crown

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

P. Davies

Conflict and destiny abound as King Richard II, a chivalrous, romantic and idealist monarch, courts his beloved Anne of Bohemia. In the background, the swirling rage of the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 threatens to topple London as the tides of farmers, labourers and charismatic rebel hearts flood the city. This tense, powerful historical romance leads the reader from bubbling discord to doomed love all at the turn of a page.

A summer storm

Dust jacket art by Arthur Williams. The story of the martyr King, Charles I of England.

The Severed Crown

SIMON AND SCHUSTER

Conflict and destiny abound as King Richard II, a chivalrous, romantic and idealist monarch, courts his beloved Anne of Bohemia. In the background, the swirling rage of the Peasant's Revolt of 1381 threatens to topple London as the tides of farmers, labourers and charismatic rebel hearts flood the city. This tense, powerful historical romance leads the reader from bubbling discord to doomed love all at the turn of a page.

A Summer Storm: The Peasants' Revolt, 1381

House of Stratus

The Severed Crown: Charles I

In this portrayal of the first Jacobite, John Grahame of Claverhouse, Jane Lane presents the violence and colour of rebellion. Grahame, a man devoted to duty, casts ambition aside to stand alone for his King and lead the Highland clans to an astounding victory at Killiecrankie. From the quagmires of treachery and self-interest, the heroic soldier is described in this vivid glimpse at one man's determined genius and bravery in the face of cruelty and destruction.

The Phoenix And The Laurel: John Graham of Claverhouse

Contemporary

1586 was the year of an unbearably hot summer when treachery came to the fore. In this scintillating drama of betrayals, Jane Lane sketches the master of espionage, Francis Walsingham, in the bright, lurid colours of the deceit for which he was renowned. Anthony Babington and his fellow conspirators are also brought to life in this vivid, tense novel, which tells of how they were duped by Walsingham into betraying the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots, only to be hounded to their own awful destruction.

Conies In The Hay: The Cross and the Tower

A poignant, tragic story based on the Highland Clearances where thousands of farmers were driven from their homes by tyrannical and greedy landowners. Introducing the Macleods, Jane Lane recreates the shameful past suffered by an innocent family who lived to cross the Atlantic and find a new home. This wistful, historical novel focuses on the atrocities so many bravely faced and reveals how adversities were overcome.

A Wind Through The Heather

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Bridge of sighs

The severed crown

Bridge of sighs

A summer storm

The Severed Crown

A Summer Storm: The Peasants' Revolt, 1381

The Severed Crown: Charles I

The Phoenix And The Laurel: John Graham of Claverhouse

Conies In The Hay: The Cross and the Tower

A Wind Through The Heather