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Broken Reed: The Lords of Gower and King John
William de Breos rose to a position of great power and influence as a close confidant of King John, but when his wife revealed John's greatest secret John's revenge was brutal. William's sons and grandson turned to Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd to help them regain their lands. The fall of the de Breos family was the final spark that lit the fire of Magna Carta and led to the offer of the English crown to the prince of France.
This popular history book is written in an easy, story-telling style, but has full bibliography and endnotes for the academically-minded. It has beautiful illustrations by talented artist and illustrator Carrie Francis.
Also available in all ebook formats.
This popular history book is written in an easy, story-telling style, but has full bibliography and endnotes for the academically-minded. It has beautiful illustrations by talented artist and illustrator Carrie Francis.
Also available in all ebook formats.
40 pages, Paperback
First published August 27, 2013
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About the author
Ann Marie Thomas
21 books58 followersThis author is also published under A.M. Thomas.
Writing poetry and making up stories since she was a child, Ann only began to write for publication when her children left home. Her ambition was to write science fiction, but, fascinated by Swansea Castle and distracted by a major stroke she researched local history, an interest that culminated in the publication of her first book Alina, The White Lady of Oystermouth at Easter 2012. Early retirement gave her more time to concentrate on her writing.
The sales of over 300 copies of Alina in local shops and museums, and at speaking engagements, led to a second local history book, Broken Reed: The Lords of Gower and King John in September 2013, and then to The Magna Carta Story at Easter 2015. The next book was Medieval Gower Stories, a collection of ten other stories she found in her research, published in October 2017. She is working on a new book.
During her stroke recovery she wrote poetry, a surprisingly cheerful collection which she published as My Stroke of Inspiration in August 2015. There is also a Christian resource book called Blinded by the Light, published in February 2020.
She is still writing science fiction, a series called Flight of the Kestrel, and the first book, Intruders, was published in April 2016. The second, Alien Secrets, was published in October 2018. There are at least two more books planned, watch out for Crisis of Conscience and Planet Fail.
Writing poetry and making up stories since she was a child, Ann only began to write for publication when her children left home. Her ambition was to write science fiction, but, fascinated by Swansea Castle and distracted by a major stroke she researched local history, an interest that culminated in the publication of her first book Alina, The White Lady of Oystermouth at Easter 2012. Early retirement gave her more time to concentrate on her writing.
The sales of over 300 copies of Alina in local shops and museums, and at speaking engagements, led to a second local history book, Broken Reed: The Lords of Gower and King John in September 2013, and then to The Magna Carta Story at Easter 2015. The next book was Medieval Gower Stories, a collection of ten other stories she found in her research, published in October 2017. She is working on a new book.
During her stroke recovery she wrote poetry, a surprisingly cheerful collection which she published as My Stroke of Inspiration in August 2015. There is also a Christian resource book called Blinded by the Light, published in February 2020.
She is still writing science fiction, a series called Flight of the Kestrel, and the first book, Intruders, was published in April 2016. The second, Alien Secrets, was published in October 2018. There are at least two more books planned, watch out for Crisis of Conscience and Planet Fail.
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May 16, 2014
This short history of the Braose (Breos, Briouze, etc.; pick a spelling of your choice from the multitude) lords of Gower details their fortunes and decline during the reign of King John in England and Llewellyn Fawr in Wales. A neat little introduction to their story.
October 25, 2014
This is a little-known story that I found fascinating, that is why I wrote it.
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