tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post8988270827172425579..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: Lady of the English, by Elizabeth Chadwick. Book reviewCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-66323680224832137572011-07-14T16:02:38.029+01:002011-07-14T16:02:38.029+01:00Indeed, or if she and Emperor Henry had had a son....Indeed, or if she and Emperor Henry had had a son.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-40775930120128147382011-07-13T16:04:38.062+01:002011-07-13T16:04:38.062+01:00Heh, I always want to see the battle stuff, but th...Heh, I always want to see the battle stuff, but that's me. ;) <br /><br />Makes you wonder what had happened if Emperor Henry V had lived longer and Mathilda remained Empress instead of having to deal with that boy Geoffrey.Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-80678197532503594652011-07-12T20:25:41.959+01:002011-07-12T20:25:41.959+01:00Marg - I enjoyed it. The next one is Eleanor of A...Marg - I enjoyed it. The next one is Eleanor of Aquitaine, have I got that right?<br /><br />STAG - a pretty bride indeed!<br /><br />Rick - Sort of. There's a mention of her 'obstinacy', a scene when she is dealing with the slimy Bishop of Winchester in which she gets straight to the point in a way that might well make wheeler-dealer types uncomfortable, and someone makes the telling observation that she is tall, beautiful and glamorous "like a mistress" and notes that men are perfectly ready to abandon mistresses when it suits them. There are also references to men disregarding her purely because she is a woman (remember that unlike Elizabeth I, Matilda couldn't use the stylised rituals of courtship to play off factions against one another - regardless of her political skill or otherwise, she was married and that tactic was closed to her. I've often wondered if she could have had more success if she had been able to play that card). I'd have liked to see more of Matilda's political dealings and how they went wrong, but that's me.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-16589062296244372352011-07-12T19:05:32.280+01:002011-07-12T19:05:32.280+01:00Nifty coincidence, since Matilda came up in a rece...Nifty coincidence, since Matilda came up in a recent thread. From what you say the book is more concerned with her personal life, but does it have an implicit view of her political difficulties?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932015378213238346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-90601663337015428792011-07-11T21:17:18.843+01:002011-07-11T21:17:18.843+01:00Link to the medieval festival I did yesterday http...Link to the medieval festival I did yesterday http://www.megapixeltravel.com/2011/07/mediaeval-fair-at-osgoode-ontario-9th-july-2011/<br /><br />Prettiest bride I ever gave away!STAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198646624631167489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-68653156003215045612011-07-11T02:58:06.077+01:002011-07-11T02:58:06.077+01:00This was another fabulous read from Elizabeth Chad...This was another fabulous read from Elizabeth Chadwick wasn't it! Can't wait for the next one.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com