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The Mistletoe and the Sword: A Story of Roman Britain

by Anya Seton · 1955

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Quintus Tullius, a young standard bearer with the Ninth Roman Legion, enlists the help of Druids to find his grandfather's bones and falls in love with Regan, foster daughter of Boadicea, who is the instigator of the historic, bloody rebellion of the British tribes against Rome.

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Audience
adult
Length
short · 189 pages

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