tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post114543834394022211..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: A Perfect King (biography of Edward III), by Ian Mortimer, and othersCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1148656419656757782006-05-26T16:13:00.000+01:002006-05-26T16:13:00.000+01:00Glad you found it useful, WilGlad you found it useful, WilCarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1148622041729587282006-05-26T06:40:00.000+01:002006-05-26T06:40:00.000+01:00Finally got around to listening to Start the Week....Finally got around to listening to <I>Start the Week</I>. Great program (so many good radio programs, so little time). Thanks for the heads-up.wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07916774745613441512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1145604256900897352006-04-21T08:24:00.000+01:002006-04-21T08:24:00.000+01:00Ali - he was one of my favourite characters in Nig...Ali - he was one of my favourite characters in Nigel Tranter's Bruce trilogy :-)<BR/><BR/>Gabriele - it's not really still alive, which is why I mentioned the extra comments here because otherwise no-one would see themCarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1145568053226733102006-04-20T22:20:00.000+01:002006-04-20T22:20:00.000+01:00That Boudica topic is still alive? Yikes, I missed...That Boudica topic is still alive? Yikes, I missed those last posts.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1145555798653393402006-04-20T18:56:00.000+01:002006-04-20T18:56:00.000+01:00Yes, the Black Douglas! There are lots of good sto...Yes, the Black Douglas! There are lots of good stories about him :).alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504115799419501859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1145543856498696102006-04-20T15:37:00.000+01:002006-04-20T15:37:00.000+01:00Ali - Would that be the Black Douglas? It sounds ...Ali - Would that be the Black Douglas? It sounds like a close cousin to the story that the French cut off the forefinger and middle finger of any captured archer in the Hundred Years War, thereby giving rise to the V-sign from archers who still had their fingers intact. Both quite possibly true (and a good story, even if not).<BR/><BR/>Susan - I saw one of your unsubtle hints on your blog; glad to see they worked! I thought of you as soon as I heard the programme. It sounds a really interesting book and it's now on my own wish-list.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1145539059761959272006-04-20T14:17:00.000+01:002006-04-20T14:17:00.000+01:00Thanks for the tip, Carla! I have this biography (...Thanks for the tip, Carla! I have this biography (thanks to repeated and extremely unsubtle hints to hubby). I've been reading bits and pieces of it and so far am quite impressed.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-1145531759892338672006-04-20T12:15:00.000+01:002006-04-20T12:15:00.000+01:00I know Edward I had them in Scotland, though I don...I know Edward I had them in Scotland, though I don't know how well he used them.<BR/><BR/>This might be a myth, but apparently Sir James Douglas (friend of Robert Bruce) used to cut off the right hands of any archers he caught - which, if true, suggests they were considered a threat.<BR/><BR/>They were at Bannockburn, but that would have been Edward II.alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504115799419501859noreply@blogger.com