Desire the Kingdom A Story of the Last Plantagenets

Desire of the Kingdom is a historical novel centering on the lives of the last Plantagenet king and queen of England who stood at the center of treason, turmoil and tragedy. For the Queen, Anne Neville, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker, and wife to Richard III, life became one of survival. As she struggles in her love for Richard, she becomes caught up in the desire of others to claim the throne of England by treachery, deceit and murder in the war between the House of York and Lancaster. Richard III, whose name is synonymous with villainy as depicted by Shakespeare, is presented here in a different light. Holding to high principles of loyalty, he strives to support his king as he pursues his love for Anne. While confronting betrayals, insurrections and family strife, he continually fights his conscience after taking the throne, following the death of his brother and King, Edward IV. With a certain inevitability, the tale races to the usurpation of the throne, the coronation of Richard III, the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower, Anne's death on the day of a total solar eclipse, and Richard's battle at Bosworth Field which changed English history and initiated the Age of the Tudors.Zabka, Paula Simonds is the author of 'Desire the Kingdom A Story of the Last Plantagenets' with ISBN 9780971769304 and ISBN 0971769303.