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Elizabeth Ashworth

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The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Nonfiction

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Since selling my first article at the age of eleven and my first story not long afterwards I've been published in a wide range of newspapers and magazines.

In 2006 the first of my non-fiction books, Champion Lancastrians, was published and since then Countryside Books have published Tales of Old Lancashire and Lancashire:Who Lies Beneath.

In June 2010 my first novel, The de Lacy Inheritance, was published my Myrmidon Books.

My second historical novel An Honourable Estate was published in June 2012 with a short prequel The Lady of Haigh.

My third novel, By Loyalty Bound, the story of the mistress of King Richard III, was published by Pen & Sword Fiction on May 2013.

My new historical novel is Favoured Beyond Fortune, which tells the story of Ali ...more

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	The de Lacy Inheritance 3.58 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By Loyalty Bound: The Story of the Mistress of King Richard III 3.62 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Honourable Estate 3.55 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady of Haigh 3.66 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Favoured Beyond Fortune: He is rich who has that which his heart desires 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Many Kinds of Silence 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Merlin's Wife 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lancashire - Who Lies Beneath? 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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...September 23, 2011 to October 23, 2011... It's a pleasure meeting with you here on Goodreads. For the next three months I will gladly answer any qu ...more

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