(The Plantagenet Legacy, Book 1)
By Mercedes Rochelle
Yarde Book Promotions Blog Tour
9th – 13th November 2026
Yarde Book Promotions is delighted to be organising the Blog Tour for Mercedes Rochelle's historical novel, A King Under Siege (The Plantagenet Legacy, Book 1), from 9th – 13th November 2026.
Crowned at just ten years old, Richard II inherited a kingdom in which power, loyalty and survival were never guaranteed. From the Peasants' Revolt to his bitter struggle with the Lords Appellant, A King Under Siege explores the turbulent early reign of a young Plantagenet king whose experiences would shape the monarch he was yet to become.
Publisher: Sergeant Press
Page Length: 313 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost.
Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding.
The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless.
He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects.
Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.
A King Under Siege
(The Plantagenet Legacy, Book 1)
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Mercedes Rochelle
Born in St. Louis, MO, with a degree from University of Missouri, Mercedes Rochelle learned about living history as a re-enactor and has been enamored with historical fiction ever since. A move to New York to do research and two careers ensued, but writing fiction remains her primary vocation. She lives in Sergeantsville, NJ with her husband in a log home they had built themselves.
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9th – 13th November 2026
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