tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post3627486398775284033..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: A Murder of Crows, by PF Chisholm. Book reviewCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-73683121398716896962015-04-09T16:42:05.300+01:002015-04-09T16:42:05.300+01:00Yes, there's an element of that :-) Dodd has s...Yes, there's an element of that :-) Dodd has some penetrating observations on different kinds of theft. <br />I'm not sure whether the lady privateer is intended to be taken seriously. Like you, I haven't heard of any actual examples - only Grace O'Malley, and my knowledge about her beyond the name is vanishingly small. I could believe in a wealthy lady providing discreet financial backing for a cut of the proceeds, as Elizabeth herself did, but Lady Hunsdon is a good deal more hands-on than that, sailing on the ship herself, giving the orders, and threatening someone with a pistol, although fortunately she isn't required to wield a cutlass (that really would stretch my suspension of disbelief too far). Like I said, maybe not terribly convincing, but great fun.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-29903929039493060832015-04-07T02:04:13.520+01:002015-04-07T02:04:13.520+01:00A Border reiver in 1590s London - sounds fun! Like...A Border reiver in 1590s London - sounds fun! Like an 1880s Wild West train robber going back East and finding out they regard him as a rube - <i>they</i> steal entire railroads!<br /><br />And a lady Elizabethan privateer would be fun, too, but alas I haven't heard of such in this era. Grace O'Malley got by because she operated in remote waters off the major sea lanes.<br /><br />Though I suppose Philip II would have disagreed about the lack of lady privateers, albeit Bess was not personally swashing the buckles.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932015378213238346noreply@blogger.com