The White Seahorse

Download or read book The White Seahorse written by Eleanor Fairburn and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connacht, Ireland, 1537 Graunya O Malley ... Born of the sea. From the rugged west coast of Ireland to the power-crazed court of Elizabeth I, Graunya O Malley sails her fleet and commands her men - with fierce determination. The White Seahorse charts not only the life of the legendary 'Graunuaile' - queen to some, pirate to others - but the fate of the Irish tribes that she tried to protect against the growing might of the English Empire under Elizabeth Tudor. Two powerful women, as yet unaware of each other's existence, shared a unique conviction: that in an age of Reformation, war and politics, a woman can be both strong and vulnerable, but it is dangerous to love...