{"product_id":"9780099490920-the-conqueror","title":"The Conqueror","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGossip, scandal and an unforgettable historical adventure\u003cbr\u003eWilliam the Bastard, base-born son of the Duke of Normandy, must fight the King of France to regain his Duchy. Spurned in love by the lovely Princess Matilda, the fighting Duke dares to take a whip to her in her own father's palace, before making her his bride.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you love \u003ci\u003eBridgerton\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll love Georgette Heyer!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The greatest writer who ever lived' \u003c\/b\u003eAntonia Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fabulously witty' \u003c\/b\u003eStephen Fry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Incisively witty, quietly subversive' \u003c\/b\u003eJoanne Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet what a treat you have in store' \u003c\/b\u003eHarriet Evans\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBorn the illegitimate son of the future Duke of Normandy, William must fight the King of France to regain his Duchy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpurned in love by the lovely Princess Matilda, William argues hard to make her his bride.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThwarted by the Saxon Earl Harold of a promise of the throne of England, William the Conqueror sails to Hastings to claim the King's crown and sceptre for his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten in Heyer's inimitable style, \u003ci\u003eThe Conqueror\u003c\/i\u003e dives deep into William's complex character, his ruthless ambition and both the physical and mental battles he must endure in order to claim King Harold's crown and sceptre for his own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eThe Conqueror .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** 'I enthusiastically recommend this novel! \u003cb\u003eHeyer's writing is impeccable \u003c\/b\u003eand her research is without a doubt one of the best.'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'This was \u003cb\u003ealways my favourite of GH's historicals.\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e***** '\u003cb\u003eLoved this book \u003c\/b\u003eand am now looking to read more Heyer historicals.'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'I first read this novel many years ago and enjoyed it this time as much as I did the first time.'\u003cbr\u003e***** 'Overall\u003cb\u003e the Conqueror is the best of Georgette Heyer's pre-Georgian novels.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449710915958,"sku":"9780099490920","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32375664.jpg?v=1760446539","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099490920-the-conqueror","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}