Broken Allegiance
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Shakespeare's Domestic Tragedies
Author: Emma Whipday
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2019-01-03
Reassess the relationship between Shakespeare's Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and the emerging genre of domestic tragedy by other early modern playwrights.
Love, Honour and Royal Blood
This is the story of John of Gaunt and the impact that he had not only on his own times, but on the history of the western world as well. Seldom does one man impact so much. It is the time when parliamentary democracy was being forged in the 'Good Parliament' (against the duke of Lancaster's strenuous opposition). When the 'Back to the Bible' philosophy that would lead to the Protestant Reformation was being shaped by John Wycliffe (and spread under the sheltering influence of John of Gaunt's arm). Fourteenth century England was where a man took a stand and the world changed directions. It was also the time when Katharine Swynford's brother-in-law, Geoffrey Chaucer, was painting the word-pictures of his times that endure to this day. 'Although Book Two in the trilogy is about John of Gaunt, and covers the years of his separation from Katharine, I never lost Katharine. I always knew where Katherine Swynford was, and what she was thinking'. Readers Focus Group In many ways the history of both England and America has depended on the decisions John of Gaunt made, and the actions John of Gaunt took during his life time. For more than six centuries, the royal families of England (Lancaster, York, Tudor, Stuart...) have descended from him, and no fewer than six U. S. presidents (including George Washington and James Monroe) would descend from the love affair John of Gaunt had with his beautiful enigmatic mistress, Katherine Swynford, the woman history has forgotten The love affair that changed the world has largely been overlooked, even though not only kings and presidents can be traced back to John of Gaunt and Katharine Swynford, but also the very first seeds of the Protestant Reformation can be tracked to John of Gaunt's door and the support the mighty Duke of Lancaster gave to John Wycliffe. This is the story of what happened behind the scenes. It covers the actions of a small group of men who formed a Lollard (Protestant) underground which changed both the history of the western world and Church History. It was a period in history where the Wycliffe Bible, the Blackfriar's Council, and the formation of a Lollard underground involved both John of Gaunt and Katharine Swynford in extremely dangerous times. Love, Honour and Royal Blood also brings to light John of Gaunt's relationship with the two principal players in this great drama of church history: John Wycliffe and William Courtenay (Archbishop of Canterbury). The cultural revolution which swirled around John of Gaunt, his relative Geoffrey Chaucer, his friend John Wycliffe, and the love of his life Katharine Swynford, is the untold story of the 'Back to the Bible' theology which changed the world and started the Protestant Reformation. This is John of Gaunt's story.
Rejected by the Alpha
Rejected by the Alpha A Story of Power, Love, and the Cost of Choosing Yourself On the night she was meant to be claimed, Elara Vale was publicly rejected. Before the throne. Before the Council. Before the entire pack. In a world where bonds are sacred and an Alpha’s word is law, rejection is more than humiliation—it is exile without leaving, a mark without a scar. But Elara does not break. She does not beg. And she refuses to disappear quietly. As whispers spread through Ironcrest and rival packs circle like wolves scenting blood, Elara becomes something far more dangerous than a discarded mate—she becomes leverage. A rival Alpha offers her power. The Council sees political advantage. Her own pack questions her loyalty. And the Alpha who denied her must face a truth he never expected: A rejected wolf does not become weak. She becomes sovereign. Torn between pride and duty, power and love, loyalty and self-respect, Elara must decide where she truly belongs—and what she is willing to burn to claim it. Because sometimes the greatest threat to an Alpha’s reign… is the woman he refused to stand beside him. For readers who crave fierce heroines, slow-burning tension, political pack drama, and emotionally devastating twists, Rejected by the Alpha delivers a gripping story of strength, survival, and the courage to choose yourself—even when it costs everything. Once you step into Ironcrest, you won’t want to leave.