The Stolen Crown

When Princess Matilda is 18 years old tragedy strikes the royal family and she becomes the only child of the king of England - the de facto heir to the throne. As her dying father persuades the barons to pledge allegiance to her Matilda returns to England - but the lords and clergy do not like an independent woman. And Matilda is nothing if not headstrong. . . When the old king dies the country is plunged into instant chaos. So begins a fierce battle between cousins that will go down in history as a time called 'The Anarchy'. And Matilda must race across England evading capture until she can demand the crown. . .