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The Uncrowned Queen

by Anne O’Brien

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In 1330, Philippa of Hainault is married to the young Edward III but remains politically and financially restricted while Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer dominate the government. Philippa recognises that her husband cannot rule independently until he breaks their control.

This short prequel to The King’s Concubine centres on the coup that removed Mortimer and began Edward’s personal rule. It presents Philippa as an active adviser in the transition from a minority government shaped by deposition and imprisonment to the long reign that would define fourteenth-century England.

Historical Periods

Reign of Edward III1327–1377 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Edward III of England1312–1377 Isabella of France1295–1358 Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March1287–1330 Philippa of Hainault

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