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Wars of the Roses Series Collection
Wars of the Roses Series Conn Iggulden 3 Books Collection Set Titles in the Set Stormbird, Margaret of Anjou/Trinity, Bloodline
- GenresHistorical Fiction
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Published January 1, 2019
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Conn Iggulden
144 books6,028 followersAlso publishes under author name C.F. Iggulden.
I was born in the normal way in 1971, and vaguely remember half-pennies and sixpences. I have written for as long as I can remember: poetry, short stories and novels. It’s what I always wanted to do and read English at London University with writing in mind. I taught English for seven years and was Head of English at St. Gregory’s RC High School in London by the end of that period. I have enormous respect for those who still labour at the chalk-face. In truth, I can’t find it in me to miss the grind of paperwork and initiatives. I do miss the camaraderie of the smokers’ room, as well as the lessons where their faces lit up as they understood what I was wittering on about.
My mother is Irish and from an early age she told me history as an exciting series of stories – with dates. My great-grandfather was a Seannachie, so I suppose story-telling is in the genes somewhere. My father flew in Bomber Command in WWII, then taught maths and science. Perhaps crucially, he also loved poetry and cracking good tales. Though it seems a dated idea now, I began teaching when boys were told only girls were good at English, despite the great names that must spring to mind after that statement. My father loved working with wood and equations, but he also recited ‘Vitai Lampada’ with a gleam in his eye and that matters, frankly.
I’ve always loved historical fiction as a genre and cut my teeth on Hornblower and Tai-Pan, Flashman, Sharpe and Jack Aubrey. I still remember the sheer joy of reading my first Patrick O’Brian book and discovering there were nineteen more in the series. I love just about anything by David Gemmell, or Peter F. Hamilton or Wilbur Smith. I suppose the one thing that links all those is the love of a good tale.
That’s about it for the moment. If you’d like to get in touch with me leave a comment in the forum or you can tweet me @Conn_Iggulden. I’ll leave it there for the moment. If you’ve read my books, you know an awful lot about the way I think already. There’s no point overdoing it.
Conn Iggulden
I was born in the normal way in 1971, and vaguely remember half-pennies and sixpences. I have written for as long as I can remember: poetry, short stories and novels. It’s what I always wanted to do and read English at London University with writing in mind. I taught English for seven years and was Head of English at St. Gregory’s RC High School in London by the end of that period. I have enormous respect for those who still labour at the chalk-face. In truth, I can’t find it in me to miss the grind of paperwork and initiatives. I do miss the camaraderie of the smokers’ room, as well as the lessons where their faces lit up as they understood what I was wittering on about.
My mother is Irish and from an early age she told me history as an exciting series of stories – with dates. My great-grandfather was a Seannachie, so I suppose story-telling is in the genes somewhere. My father flew in Bomber Command in WWII, then taught maths and science. Perhaps crucially, he also loved poetry and cracking good tales. Though it seems a dated idea now, I began teaching when boys were told only girls were good at English, despite the great names that must spring to mind after that statement. My father loved working with wood and equations, but he also recited ‘Vitai Lampada’ with a gleam in his eye and that matters, frankly.
I’ve always loved historical fiction as a genre and cut my teeth on Hornblower and Tai-Pan, Flashman, Sharpe and Jack Aubrey. I still remember the sheer joy of reading my first Patrick O’Brian book and discovering there were nineteen more in the series. I love just about anything by David Gemmell, or Peter F. Hamilton or Wilbur Smith. I suppose the one thing that links all those is the love of a good tale.
That’s about it for the moment. If you’d like to get in touch with me leave a comment in the forum or you can tweet me @Conn_Iggulden. I’ll leave it there for the moment. If you’ve read my books, you know an awful lot about the way I think already. There’s no point overdoing it.
Conn Iggulden
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July 9, 2022
I found this to be a brilliant series - actually ending up with a 4 th book called "Ravenspur " - with this final book covering the period when Henry Tudor turns up from nowhere and against all odds defeats Richard of York - which heralds the start of the Tudor dynasty.
This is a brilliant series outlining the decades long wars between the Lancasters and the Yorks..............with Lord Neville's (the Kingmaker) role so fascinating..........
Having said this I found the first 200-250 pages of the first book in the series extremely slow and laborious - but I am glad I persisted with it as once the story took off, there was no turning back !
This is a brilliant series outlining the decades long wars between the Lancasters and the Yorks..............with Lord Neville's (the Kingmaker) role so fascinating..........
Having said this I found the first 200-250 pages of the first book in the series extremely slow and laborious - but I am glad I persisted with it as once the story took off, there was no turning back !
December 23, 2017
I absolutely love the way Conn Iggulden writes. I'm not a particularly fast reader so I can get bored with books of this size, from the first page of the first book I have been completely hooked! The detail, style and intensity of his writing has had me engrossed from the start! I've also passed them on to my mother in law, a retired English teacher, she is now equally hooked. Brilliantly written, exciting, fast flowing, if all of his books are this good I look forward to reading more.
August 16, 2020
This series concludes with Ravenspur. Just a terrific read and history is so unbelievable. High school history could have been so exciting if these books had been on the reading list. Conn Iggulden is a great story teller as I have said earlier and I will read more of his novels. There are many parallels today to this 500 year old story.
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September 2, 2020Excellent book - gives some real life to the characters to an era that has been relegated to the back seat.
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October 17, 2021interesting, good pace,
February 22, 2024
Conn Iggulden is as good as Bernard Cornwell in his writing. No bigger compliment
March 8, 2024
A master of historical storytelling.
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