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Elizabeth Chadwick’s The leopard unleashed transports readers to the medieval Welsh estate of Ravenstow, where heir Renard returns from Antioch with a mistress and a heavy inheritance. Facing his father’s looming death and a fraught succession dispute over England’s throne, Renard must unite his lands in a marriage arranged with a neighboring heiress. Amid rivalries with the ambitious Earl of Chester and perilous plotting, Renard’s 12th‑century world is rendered with realistic characters and richly detailed setting.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Elizabeth Chadwick
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