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England: Tudor, York, Lancaster

Book Lovers

Speaking of The Princes in the Tower , Bertram Fields was particularly critical ofAlison Weir's effort (I told you she had a bit of a reputation - lol)and responded with his own book Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes . Fields, a lawyer by trade, tackles the mystery of Elizabeth Woodville's two sons, Edward and Richard who were in line for the throne and disappeared under mysteriouscircumstances from the Tower of London.



When I blogged about Elizabeth Woodville , I contrasted Fields' scholarly endeavour with Philipa Gregory's fiction The White Queen: A Novel (The Cousins' War) .

Yes it's true, sometimes you just crave some fluffy historical fiction and Philipa Gregory certainly knows how to provide that. From The Cousin's War series (aka The Wars of the Roses), I've read The White Queen: A Novel (The Cousins' War) and The Red Queen (The Cousin's War) . I didn't like The Red Queen much but that's probably because Margaret Beaufort always seems like such a nasty piece of work in comparison to thevivacious Elizabeth Woodville.



If you appreciate vivacious, historical heroines you'll probably like The Other Boleyn Girl which speaks of Mary Boleyn and her sister Anne.Its followup The Boleyn Inheritance features thatpsycho Jane Rochford as well as Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard . Deeper into the realm of fiction and therefore good for a light summertime read there's The Queen's Fool (Boleyn)

England: Tudor, York, Lancaster

Book Lovers

Antonia Fraser might be better know to usfor Marie Antoinette: The Journey but prior to that she wrote The Wives of Henry VIII and Mary Queen of Scots .



And then there's Alison Weir , a historical writer whomay sometimes be considered a tad muddled when it comes to the facts. See The Lost Boleyns - Thomas and Henry Boleyn as one example.

In any case, I found her recent The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn quite interesting. I had just decided to give up my grudge against Thomas Cromwell after reading Wolf Hall: A Novel by Hilary Mantel , when Ms Weir made the case that Cromwell was the person most responsible for the downfall of Anne Boleyn . Back came my loathing of Cromwell!!

I also enjoyed The Princes in the Tower , though you never do get a satisfactory answeras to whotheir murderer(s)was/were and of course The Six Wives of Henry VIII . After all, it seems you just can't read enough about Henry and his wives )

England: Tudor, York, Lancaster

Book Lovers

Yes, I enjoyed The Tudors though I did have to keep reminding myself that it was just "all in good fun" and didn't mind playing fast and loose with the facts.

Actually, my family kept reminding me as I muttered things like "Did they really have to merge Henry's sisters Mary & Margaret into the same person!!!" - lol.

England: Tudor, York, Lancaster

Book Lovers

I might venture to say that David Starkey is my favourite historians when it comes to English History.

For some reason I just trust his research more than I do some others. I've read his Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII & Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne and I'm looking forward to more!

England: Tudor, York, Lancaster

Book Lovers

Rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenent ,the houses of Lancaster and York fought the Wars of the Roses from 1455 and 1485. In the end, the House of Tudor united the two factions and ruled England & Wales for 117 years.

As you will probably be able tell from the list I will spew out here, it's one of my favourite subjects.Whether it'sfanciful fictionor fascinating fact,it seems that Ican never get enough of all these Henrys, Elizabeths & assorted company!

I would love to hearyour recommendations!
updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Oct 2016 06:08:29AM

Destination: Duché de Coeur

Bloggers' Corner

Inara Pey from Living in a Modern World: Thoughts on Virtual Living dropped by the Duch recently having discovered it during our2nd AnnualArts & Music Festival.

See Tatiana's Tea Room: Destination: Duch de Coeur for more about her visit.

updated by @tatiana-dokuchic: 06 Oct 2016 06:08:29AM

Mesh & 64m Prims Are Here!!

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You'll just have to sleep less so that you can get more done, Skye

Mesh & 64m Prims Are Here!!

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Wow - I spent yesterday using the new 64m prim size limit.

I knew that it was going to make a difference in building but I never dreamed it would make SO MUCH of a difference! No more compromising to save prims; what a relief!!!

Mesh & 64m Prims Are Here!!

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Thanks for the information. I didn't know the chateau was already spread over 2 regions. Makes sense

Mesh & 64m Prims Are Here!!

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Thank you, Marquise

I didn't know we had so many TheSims2 people here at Royal Courts!