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Page 124
... Peter Mauclerc could not help but turn an attentive ear . It was to the effect that Peter's ancestor Robert , first Count of Dreux , had been not the second but the eldest son of King Louis VI , ' the Fat ' , and hence should have been ...
... Peter Mauclerc could not help but turn an attentive ear . It was to the effect that Peter's ancestor Robert , first Count of Dreux , had been not the second but the eldest son of King Louis VI , ' the Fat ' , and hence should have been ...
Page 126
... Peter Mauclerc's daughter Yolanda was now to wed a scion of France , Prince John , who was to inherit Maine and Anjou . His younger brother Alphonse would marry Isabella , daughter of Isabella of Angoulême and Count Hugh of Lusignan ...
... Peter Mauclerc's daughter Yolanda was now to wed a scion of France , Prince John , who was to inherit Maine and Anjou . His younger brother Alphonse would marry Isabella , daughter of Isabella of Angoulême and Count Hugh of Lusignan ...
Page 131
... Peter Mauclerc himself would decide when hostilities should begin . They knew that Blanche's strategy would be to ... Peter Mauclerc for December 31. Peter did not answer . It meant war . Blanche waited for a further signal . She knew ...
... Peter Mauclerc himself would decide when hostilities should begin . They knew that Blanche's strategy would be to ... Peter Mauclerc for December 31. Peter did not answer . It meant war . Blanche waited for a further signal . She knew ...
Contents
Prologue | 9 |
BLANCHES HERITAGE | 47 |
THE REALM OF THE FLEURDELIS | 90 |
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