{"product_id":"the-blood-of-princes-9781910944288","title":"The Blood of Princes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA savage tale of love, treason and betrayal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bloody struggle for power at the heart of the royal court.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 1483, the sudden death of King Edward IV brings his twelve year old son to the throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRestless young lord and ex-mercenary John Elder is newly-appointed to the service of Edward, Prince of Wales, and charged with the boy's safety. His first task, escorting the new king to London for his coronation, seems a simple one but the accession of a boy king raises concerns among the leading noblemen of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs old jealousies and feuds are rekindled, the new king's uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, seizes control and plunges the kingdom into crisis. But is Gloucester young Edward's enemy, or saviour?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile John, outlawed and trapped, must wait to see how events unfold, other members of the battle-scarred Elder family are drawn, one by one, into his conspiracy. Soon they are mired so deep in the murky underbelly of London society, that there seems no hope of escape from the tangle of intrigue and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, all lives will hang upon the outcome of a daring incursion into the Tower of London itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Birks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910944288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 1.06d","brand":"Derek Birks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180714197173,"sku":"9781910944288","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f52b099c-c3ef-4c0e-bd0b-1902806762b4.jpg?v=1697518238","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-blood-of-princes-9781910944288","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}