[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
An in depth look at some of the most famous Medieval mysteries.
The book analyses them in depth, and tries to sort out the unfounded rumours and 'fake news' from the plausible ones.
Timothy Venning has done an amazing job in researching this fascinating book, and attempting to provide an independent point of view.
NetGalley, Emma Potter
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
An in depth look at some of the most famous Medieval mysteries.
The book analyses them in depth, and tries to sort out the unfounded rumours and 'fake news' from the plausible ones.
Timothy Venning has done an amazing job in researching this fascinating book, and attempting to provide an independent point of view.
NetGalley, Emma Potter
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I had read something recently about Maria Fitzherbert so when I saw this come up on Net Galley I jumped at the chance of reading it. And I'm glad I did. If you love to discover more about our kings and queens and how they lived you'll love this. What I actually discovered was that things haven't changed much. The scandals, the slanders, the rumours, and the lies are all there in this brilliantly observed and well-researched manuscript. There were no dry paragraphs, but I was astonished to read the letters sent between them all, particularly the letters from Caroline of Brunswick when she was pleading her case to see her daughter who she only allowed to see occasionally. The letters from 'Priny' as George was know were a revelation in how grasping he was. George, the Prince of Wales was a truly unpleasant character, greedy, his corpulence attested to it, self-centred and needy, he expected the women in his life to jump to his every whim. Both women had ultimately.. Read more
NetGalley, Andrea Hicks
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I had read something recently about Maria Fitzherbert so when I saw this come up on Net Galley I jumped at the chance of reading it. And I'm glad I did. If you love to discover more about our kings and queens and how they lived you'll love this. What I actually discovered was that things haven't changed much. The scandals, the slanders, the rumours, and the lies are all there in this brilliantly observed and well-researched manuscript. There were no dry paragraphs, but I was astonished to read the letters sent between them all, particularly the letters from Caroline of Brunswick when she was pleading her case to see her daughter who she only allowed to see occasionally. The letters from 'Priny' as George was know were a revelation in how grasping he was. George, the Prince of Wales was a truly unpleasant character, greedy, his corpulence attested to it, self-centred and needy, he expected the women in his life to jump to his every whim. Both women had ultimately.. Read more
NetGalley, Andrea Hicks
This book looks at the myth and reality of the story and its origins, looking at some of the possibilities of who he actually was and the period of time he came from. This book is an up-to-date guide of all the information facts and fiction of the Arthurian legend, the book is well in quite an academic way with a valuable notes and bibliography section to back it up. Would I recommend this book? I would, even some of the sceptics would enjoy it.
Read the full review [link=http://ukhistorianbendavidson.co.uk/the-king-arthur-mysteries/]here[/link]
UK Historian
This book looks at the myth and reality of the story and its origins, looking at some of the possibilities of who he actually was and the period of time he came from. This book is an up-to-date guide of all the information facts and fiction of the Arthurian legend, the book is well in quite an academic way with a valuable notes and bibliography section to back it up. Would I recommend this book? I would, even some of the sceptics would enjoy it.
Read the full review [link=http://ukhistorianbendavidson.co.uk/the-king-arthur-mysteries/]here[/link]
UK Historian
Featured in
Mortimer Matters, the magazine of the Mortimer History Society, July 2021
Featured in
Mortimer Matters, the magazine of the Mortimer History Society, July 2021
Very well done! Informative and very well researched without being dry or boring. I had only read historical fiction that touched on William Of Orange and not in a good way. This book sheds alot of the many challenges that he had to face. I also liked the pictures included as it saved me from having to look them up. A definite recommend.
NetGalley, Christine Cazeneuve
Very well done! Informative and very well researched without being dry or boring. I had only read historical fiction that touched on William Of Orange and not in a good way. This book sheds alot of the many challenges that he had to face. I also liked the pictures included as it saved me from having to look them up. A definite recommend.
NetGalley, Christine Cazeneuve
