Unfortunately, Matilde was not as 'forgotten' as the author might have hoped in creating who she wanted us to see her as. Most annoying was the inane way that historical tidbits were introduced into conversation in the most stilted ways. Not exactly sure why I finished it.
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Dec 17, Amber Skantz rated it liked it. I really like it, so far. It's definitely proved more intriguing than the programming on TV for the last few nights, and by now I am sucked into the plot, not the least of all by the author's eye for detail. However, I started reading with the understanding that I was reading historical fiction, as opposed to non-fiction, so the fact that there are inaccuracies doesn't bother me.
Again, historical fiction still means fiction. That's not a bash at the author or the book, as I'm really enjoying it I really like it, so far. That's not a bash at the author or the book, as I'm really enjoying it, I'm simply saying that as one doesn't pick up The National Enquirer for news, don't pick up historical fiction looking for factual information There was a big gap between the end of the story, and the epilogue not unusual but it was too much for my tastes. Still a pretty good read.
Jan 02, Amy Mallison-austin rated it really liked it. While I enjoyed this book, I found it to be an incredibly slow read. Twelfth century British history is a fascinating topic, and this story covered the basics of Henry I's daughter taking over the throne.
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However, the details were highly fictionalized, which is fine, as it is a novel, not a history text. If you want to know the facts, do some research. Feb 28, Teaberry rated it did not like it Shelves: Mar 28, Joan Horkey rated it it was amazing.
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Very interesting and enjoyable. Sep 05, Rene rated it liked it. I am going to be doing some history research now. It is truley a heart wrenching story. Dec 02, Kathy added it. Slow in the beginning, nice to see how the Henry line started. How unlike the other Henry's in the line. Joyce Reppenhaagen rated it it was amazing Nov 17, Luisa rated it really liked it Jul 19, Angela rated it it was amazing Mar 25, Kate rated it really liked it Sep 12, Tera rated it really liked it Oct 11, April rated it liked it Apr 06, Jennifer Gonzalez rated it liked it Aug 18, Amanda Carpenter rated it it was amazing Sep 11, Cristina rated it liked it Sep 04, Kate rated it did not like it Dec 06, Renee rated it liked it Jul 25, Judy rated it did not like it Mar 23, Pavithra Rajagopal rated it liked it Dec 17, Olha Sum rated it did not like it Mar 01, Janet Strege rated it did not like it Oct 23, Vicky rated it did not like it Sep 29, Stephanie rated it really liked it Jun 15, Tara rated it really liked it Mar 28, Erika rated it it was amazing Mar 29, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
About Haley Elizabeth Garwood. Haley Elizabeth Garwood born 25 April is an American historical novelist. She has worked as an airline stewardess and as a teacher of special education students. After her retirement as a high school principal in West Virginia, she began to write full time. At present she has four completed novels in her Warrior Queen Series about women warriors. She also teaches literature at university.
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Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Sign in with Facebook Other Sign in options. Emily Mortimer shares her take on the title character in her film Mary Poppins Returns. Docu-drama starring Lily Cole as a young Elizabeth I, featuring dramatic reconstructions of key moments in her life. Presented by historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones.
Helen Castor presents an in depth and insightful series covering England's early Queens, from the High Middle Ages with Eleanor and get daughter-in-law Eleanor of Aquitane, through the Late Historian Lucy Worsley reveals how some of the biggest moments in British History are actually a concoction of fibs and stories which have been manipulated by whoever was in power at the time.
The introduction of world trade in Tudor England inadvertently introduces foreign poisonous substances. One such case is sugar and the subsequent rotting of teeth. A series about Henry VIII and his wives, chronicling the ups and downs in his marriages and how they shaped his reign as King and ultimately the face of Britain. The two Queens never met, but communicated for many years via letter.
Docudrama series with author Dan Jones. The secret agents that protected Queen Elizabeth from treason for over 40 years, through the execution of Mary Queen of Scots to the death of Queen Elizabeth, the capture of Catholic fugitive John Gerard and the infamous Gunpowder Plot. Lucy Worsley untangles Louis XIV's complex world of court etiquette, fashion and feasting, while court politics expert Helen Castor delves into the archives and unpicks the Machiavellian world that Louis created.
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You get fair warning right at the start, "The Tudors were are the most famous dynasty". Lady Jane Grey "the first Queen of England"? Except in Castor's "She-Wolves: England's Early Queens" gives that title to Empress Maude, so the claim for Jane is contentious at best. For some reason recent BBC documentaries, especially ones concerning women, have developed a disagreeable habit of 'improving' the facts.
If you can't trust the facts quoted in a documentary it becomes worthless. If presenters are asking us to look at them for the best part of an hour, I think they should have the courtesy to be reasonably well dressed. A tee shirt and ill-fitting jeans is slob kit.
Lucy Worsley are her co-presenters are always well turned out, which makes things that much more easy on the eye. It is also important to pick co-presenters who understand the basic rules of TV presentation. If they can't help wildly waving their hands around in conversation, then have them tie them to their belt or something.
I got so bad that one lady was waving her hands across the shot of Ms Castor - a low point in BBC documentary production standards.