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Philip Lindsay (1906–1958) was an English writer, who mostly wrote historical novels. He was the son of Norman Lindsay, an Australian artist.

His novels often treated his subject matter in a dark fashion, with his central characters depicted as brooding, depressed, or disturbed characters. They include:-

  • The Devil and King John, influenced by Margaret Murray's The Divine King in England, according to which John had leanings towards the "Old Religion" of witchcraft, and his first wife Hadwisa was an actual witch. However its treatment of the better-established facts of John's reign, although ambiguous, was more sympathetic to John than most accounts. Archbishop Stephen Langton is an important character who is treated relatively sympathetically.
  • One Dagger for Two, about Christopher Marlowe. In this account Marlowe is an atheist, but heterosexual. He was stabbed in a tavern quarrel, but over a dispute about a woman, not just a petty dispute over the bill.
  • They Have Their Dreams, about Perkin Warbeck, claims that Warbeck was really the illegitimate son of Margaret of York and a clergyman.
  • The Little Wench, about Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere.
  • Here Comes the King, about Catherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife.
  • The Merry Mistress, about Jane Shore, mistress of Edward IV.
He also wrote highly sympathetic biographies of Richard III of England (The Tragic King) and of Henry V of England.

In addition, he did some work for the film industry. He was one of a team of writers on Song of Freedom and Under the Red Robe, and was a technical advisor on The Private Life of Henry VIII.
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Total Books: 43
All that glitters
All That Glitters (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780093097002
ISBN-10: 009309700X
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Artist in Love
Artist in Love (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780091160708
ISBN-10: 0091160707
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Beauty or the Beast
Beauty or the Beast (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780091208400
ISBN-10: 0091208408
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Bride for a Buccaneer [New Portway Reprints] (Hardcover)
Devil and King John [New Portway Reprints] (Hardcover)
Devil Comes to Winchelsea [New Portway Reprints] (Hardcover)
Fall of the Axe
Fall of the Axe (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780091203306
ISBN-10: 0091203309
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Gentle Knight
Gentle Knight (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780859972086
ISBN-10: 0859972089
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Gentleman Harry Retires [New Portway Reprints] (Hardcover)
Golden Cage
Golden Cage (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780091160807
ISBN-10: 0091160804
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Haunted Man A Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe
Haunted Man a Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780891909682
ISBN-10: 0891909680
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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The heart of a king
The Heart of a King (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780093096609
ISBN-10: 0093096607
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Here Comes the King
Here Comes the King (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780722155301
ISBN-10: 0722155301
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Here Comes the King  A Novel of Henry VIII
Here Comes the King a Novel of Henry VIII (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780722155332
ISBN-10: 0722155336
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King Henry V A chronicle
King Henry V a Chronicle (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780093049605
ISBN-10: 0093049609
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King Richard III A chronicle
King Richard III a Chronicle (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780093049506
ISBN-10: 0093049501
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Kings of Merry England
Kings of Merry England (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780093049704
ISBN-10: 0093049706
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Love Rides to Buttermere [New Portway Reprints] (Hardcover)
Loves of My Lord Admiral
Loves of My Lord Admiral (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780091208509
ISBN-10: 0091208505
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Merry Mistress
Merry Mistress (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780091233600
ISBN-10: 0091233607
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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A mirror for ruffians
A Mirror for Ruffians [Essay index reprint series] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780836927993
ISBN-10: 0836927990
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The nutbrown maid
The Nutbrown Maid (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780093097200
ISBN-10: 0093097204
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One Dagger For Two
One Dagger for Two (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780091203405
ISBN-10: 0091203406
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Piece for Candlelight
Piece for Candlelight (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780091232801
ISBN-10: 0091232805
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Princely Knave
Princely Knave (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780722155325
ISBN-10: 0722155328
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Queen Honeypot
Queen Honeypot (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780856179655
ISBN-10: 0856179655
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Queen's Confession [New Portway Reprints] (Hardcover)
Sisters of Rye [New Portway Reprints] (Hardcover)
Whither Shall I Wander [Portway Reprints] (Hardcover)