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Marguerite Vance was one of my favorite authors as a child, and I believe that I read just about everything she wrote. This is also illustrated with numerous attractive line drawings.

This is the love story of Anne Neville and Richard III, beginning with her father, the Earl of Warwick's estrangement from the Yorkist king Edward IV. It is narrated in the third person from Anne's point of view.

This is a "good King Richard" book. As to historical accuracy, pro-Richardians will find it about par for the course for children's literature. Traditionalists, favoring the "bad King Richard" point of view, will doubtless find it historically questionable.

Marguerite Vance was one of my favorite authors as a child. This book was fun to read, held my interest and was handsomely illustrated with black and white drawings. The people were very vividly drawn½

When I was in elementary school, I grabbed every Marguerite Vance that I could find. Her books usually focus on young women. I always found them fun to read, the characters were involving, and they were generally handsomely illustrated with black and white drawings.

This is a historical novel about Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for nine days when various nobleman conspired to prevent Mary Tudor from assuming the throne.½

Marguerite Vance was one of my favorite authors as a child. I read just about everything that she wrote. Her books were fun to read, the characters were involving, and they were handsomely illustrated with black and white drawings.

This is the history of Napoleon's first wife, the Empress Josephine, begining with her journey to France to be married to her first husband.½

This, like all of Marguerite Vance's novels is beautifully illustrated with black and white drawings.

Mother Mary Alphonsa was Rose Hawthorne Lathrop. She and her husband converted to Roman Catholicism. She founded a hospital providing free care for cancer victims. After being widowed, she became a nun, founding a Dominican Order.

This was not one of my favorites, but admittedly that is probably because the religious aspects went somewhat over my head. From the book, I really didn't understand the extent of her accomplishments. Having read more about them, I would probably be interested in an adult biography. I think that Catholic families would probably enjoy this more.

This is a somewhat novelized biography of Marie Antoinette. Vance is sympathetic, but not uncritical.

I read these books from about 8 to about 12 - I grabbed every one that I could find. This is handsomely illustrated wit black and white drawings.½

This is a somewhat novelized biography of Elizabeth I of England.

I read Vance's books from about ages 8 to about 12 - I grabbed every one that I could find. This is handsomely illustrated wit black and white drawings.½

I ADORED this book when I was in the 6th grade. I was a Tudor junkie back then and read everything I could get my hands on. Even though the dialogue is fictionalized, it rings true and made the history more real to me. Nedda Walker's illustrations are breathtaking.