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A Vain and Indecent Woman

by Colin Falconer Book 1 in the Epic Historical Adventure series.

First published 2018

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England, 1341. Joan of Kent has secretly married the soldier Thomas Holland, but while he is abroad her royal family compels her into a second union with William Montagu. The arrangement places a young woman between aristocratic obedience, canon law and a private promise that powerful relatives would prefer to erase.

Joan refuses to abandon Holland and pursues recognition of their marriage through a papal inquiry. Her challenge develops into a public scandal involving Edward III's court and the politics of the Hundred Years' War, testing how far rank can control a woman's legal identity and whether persistence can overcome a decision made on her behalf.

Historical Periods

Hundred Years’ War1337–1453 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction Historical Sagas Romance

Historical people

Edward III of England1312–1377 Joan of Kent1328–1385 Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kentc. 1314–1360 William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury1328–1397

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