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The Wicked and the Just
by J. Anderson Coats
Ages: 14+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Harcourt/HMH
ISBN: 978-0-547-68837-4
Keywords: Wales, Prejudice, Medieval History, Middle Ages
In medieval Wales, the tale of Cecily, pampered daughter of the victorious English invaders, is colorfully interwoven with that of her servant Gwenhwyfar, daughter of the unsubmissive Welsh.