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Assize
n. A circuit criminal court, common in medieval Europe. Another term from Ariana Franklin’s Mistress of the Art of Death. Apparently, the court still exists in some places today, but they were… more →
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Those Wacky Plantagenents
cindymariejenkins wrote 6 days ago: I just realized that I spent all of last week studying up on the Kings of England by watching movie … more →
Assize
Tench Ringgold wrote 1 week ago: n. A circuit criminal court, common in medieval Europe. Another term from Ariana Franklin’s M … more →
Cambridge
Tench Ringgold wrote 1 week ago: n. A city in eastern England. I just finished Ariana Franklin’s very compelling medieval myste … more →
Broken necklace marks the spot in Broken Britain
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smallchangeorg wrote 1 month ago: Early early early. Up at 5am, cup of tea and then strolled in the crisp morning sunlight into town. … more →
The Troll Dens: A Lion in Winter
uilmery wrote 2 months ago: We now have details of the Brightspark Productions release of this TV movie…[More..] Welcome t … more →
When in Rome...
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Marco Sparks wrote 3 months ago: “Vivo!” -Caligula (his last words, screamed out as he was being murdered by his own sol … more →
Norman Keep, Peveril Castle
shortfinals wrote 6 months ago: Norman Keep, Peveril Castle This castle overlooking the little town of Castleton, is now owned by En … more →
Henry II and Sir Thomas Beckett
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kavips wrote 6 months ago: “What sluggards! What cowards have we brought up in our court, who care nothing for allegianc … more →
St. Thomas Becket
Christopher John Paul wrote 6 months ago: Today marks the feast day, within the octave of Christmas, of St. Thomas Becket, patron saint of pol … more →
Nostradamus
b1ttersweet wrote 7 months ago: Nostradamus. Everyone has heard his name. But not everyone knows what his prophecies were, or that h … more →
Why Celebrate Today? 12/19/2008
liquorbarn wrote 7 months ago: Btms^ for December 19. Yikes! Only 6 days left till Christmas, and 12 days till New Year’s E … more →
Bookshelf Update
cyndle wrote 7 months ago: Check out my takes on Devil’s Brood, by Sharon Kay Penman, and He Forgot to Say Goodbye, by Be … more →
"When Christ and His Saints Slept," by Sharon Kay Penman
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Rhys wrote 8 months ago: “When Christ and His Saints Slept,” by Sharon Kay Penman (901p) When Christ and His Saints Slept is … more →
History of Plausible Deniability
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slacker wrote 9 months ago: Plausibile Deniability is the doctrine and practice of The State keeping a buffer between itself and … more →
Lion in Winter (a 1968-classic film review/summary)
catalyticcherry wrote 9 months ago: Lion in Winter is a 1968 classic depicting the 12th century love conflict between Henry II (O’ … more →
The Marshal Trilogy by Elizabeth Chadwick
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Moira wrote 9 months ago: The Greatest Knight ~ The Scarlet Lion ~ A Place Beyond Courage. William Marshal pulled off a rea … more →
Devil's Brood by Sharon Kay Penman
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fuzzyhistory wrote 9 months ago: The third novel in Penman’s Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine trilogy covers the last years o … more →
Devil's Brood by Sharon Kay Penman - ARC
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fuzzyhistory wrote 11 months ago: Updated 13 August 2008. Yipee! I received an advance reading copy of Sharon Kay Penman’s upc … more →
The White Stag and the Community of All People
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awillowhawk wrote 1 year ago: A white stag has been recently sighted and photographed in Scotland. These creatures are potent, mag … more →
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