Winchester 1544. At a time of religious turmoil in England, a mysterious, fair haired boy is found in a Hampshire ditch with head injuries and memory loss by the Catholic Warden of Winchester College, John White. White gives him the name Jan and employs him in College. There, as his memory returns, Jan hides a dangerous secret concerning his birth and witnesses the tragic impact of the Reformation in College. Doubtful Blood, which is based on real events, is the first in The Warbeck Trilogy set between 1544 and 1559. Counterfeit: Part II of the Warbeck Trilogy and Thorn Maker: Part III of the...
Winchester 1544. At a time of religious turmoil in England, a mysterious, fair haired boy is found in a Hampshire ditch with head injuries and memory ...
London. January 1559 'A second Warbeck? A weapon for the Catholic cause against Elizabeth?' The Protestant Elizabeth I has succeeded her Catholic half sister Mary on the English throne, but is far from secure. Considered illegitimate by Catholics, she fights Mary's bishops for control of the Church. Her doughtiest opponent is Bishop John White. White's adopted son Jan, grandson of Perkin Warbeck, may have Plantagenet blood. Days before Elizabeth's coronation, he is recognised by Elizabeth's fervent old admirer Kit Ashton and finds himself in the Tower. As Jan fights for his life and White's,...
London. January 1559 'A second Warbeck? A weapon for the Catholic cause against Elizabeth?' The Protestant Elizabeth I has succeeded her Catholic half...
