Annie Garthwaite
The King's Mother Cecily
Annie Garthwaite
 
 
 

Four Mothers. One Crown.

Cecily – King’s Mother

Marguerite – deposed queen

Elizabeth – betrayed wife

Margaret – mother to an exiled son

 A story of maternal ferocity.

Coming 11 07 24

 
 
 
 

You are born high, but marry a traitor’s son. You play the game. Slowly you rise.

You are Cecily.

But when the will to survive becomes ambition for the Crown, will you risk treason to secure it?

Independent Bookshop Best Seller

Times and Sunday Times ‘top pick’

A Waterstones Best Book of 2021

 
 
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The first 1,500 of those Indy Bookshop Special Editions I mentioned the other day will be signed by me, sealed by The King's Mother. Why not pre-order at your favourite Indy bookshop to secure one? Or get a ticket for one of my King's Mother events,
To celebrate Cecily's birthday today (3 May 1415), I'm giving away 5 sets of these fabulous Kings Mother Badges. Which woman's colours will you wear? To win, just follow me and share. Cecily Neville - King's Mother Marguerite - deposed Queen Eliza
Well, this is more than a bit exciting! The King Richard III Visitor Centre is 10 years old this summer, and I've been invited to come talk about #TheKingsMother as part of the celebrations! Also there will be Philippa Langley and Matt Lewis, talking
The Mortimer History Society is offering two £1,000 bursaries for students researching the Medieval Welsh March, the Marcher Lordships or the Mortimer family. See if you're eligible! @themedievalmagazine @medievalistsnet @historytoday.mag @ri
Come 11 July, your favourite indy bookshop may be stocking this special edition of #TheKingsMother with beautiful blue sprayed edges and bonus content from me, which dives into the lives of the women of the #WarsoftheRoses. Find out who they were, wh
When my first book was published Covid was upon us, so a London launch event was an unrealised dream. But, it's happening now for The King's Mother. Thank you @waterstonestcr. And thank you to the glorious AK Blakemore, who I will be honoured to be i
Having fun in the 21st century for a change! Liverpool with the wimmin and we are having a ball. And yes, of course we took a ferry 'cross the Mersey...
Glorious Gloucester Cathedral!
I'm so excited to announce a London launch event for #TheKingsMother in this glorious venue. Come at 7pm, the bar will be open, and I'll be in conversation with the super-talented AK Bkakemore. We'll talk about royal ladies, mothers and sons, love an
I'm so proud that the national launch of The King's Mither will be at Cecily Neville's childhood home, Raby Castle in Yorkshire. I'll be in conversation with Julie Biddlecombe-Brown, Raby's curator and custodian. And there will be a special introduc