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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.