description: Simon de Montfort was a man ahead of his time in the thirteenth century, a disinherited Frenchman who talked his way into an English earldom and marriage with a sister of the English king, Henry III. A charismatic, obstinate leader, Simon soon lost patience with the king's incompetence and inability to keep his word, and found himself the champion of the common people.This is his story, and the story of Henry III, as weak and changeable as Simon was brash and unbending. It is a tale of opposing wills that would eventually clash in a storm of violence and betrayal—an irresistible saga that brings the pages of history completely, provocatively, and magnificently alive.
language: English
title: Falls the Shadow
titlecomplete: Falls the Shadow  (Welsh Princes, #2)
characters: Henry III of England, Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Davydd ap Gruffydd, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Nell de Montfort, Llywelyn the Last
genres: Romance, Fantasy, Plantagenet, British Literature, Historical Fiction, Medieval, Historical, Novels, Fiction, 13th Century
ratings_count: 9994
places: Leicester, England, Wales, England, North Wales
series: Welsh Princes
publisher: Random House Value Publishing