The House of the Red Duke Book One: A Phoenix Rising: Passion & power at the Tudor court
A disgraced Earl. A keeper of secrets hidden behind castle walls. Heady places of ambition, intrigue and lovers’ trysts.
Meet Thomas Howard. Soldier. Statesman. Courtier. Head of one of the most powerful families in England.
Be dazzled by the dancing, drama and display in Tudor England, Stewart Scotland, Valois France, and The Habsburg Empire.
Where plans are equally likely to be drawn up for a bloody war, as for an extraordinary event such as the fabled 1520 Field of Cloth of Gold.
Thomas is a phoenix rising from the ashes at the magnificent court of Henry VIII.
“If I have anything to do with it, we Howards will live forever.”
After a calamitous period of disgrace, his family is once more riding high at court due to his intelligence and perseverance, and the part played by his middle son, Edward, a royal favourite known for his good looks, swagger and charm.
Thomas’s travels take him down to Cornwall, up to Scotland, and across the Narrow Sea separating England from France. Mystery swirls around the lives of Tristan, Cecily, Valentine, and Nicolas.
But there are no secrets that time does not reveal….
“Nicolas laid his lute to one side, hardly bothering to stifle a yawn of boredom. Nevertheless, he couldn’t escape the fact that he’d agreed to take on a new wife.”
Amazon 5* review: ‘I’ve been reading Tudor fiction for 34 years, and
this book is quite unique to anything I have read before.’
Goodreads: 5* ‘Vivienne Brereton has become one of my new favourite
authors.’