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A Play of Lords

by Margaret Frazer · 2007

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Joliffe and company play spies amongst the British aristocracy as lords and clergymen vie for the coveted position of regent to the young King Henry VI. But when men who know too much begin to die in violent ways, the players start to fear for their own lives.

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adult
Length
medium · 292 pages

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