“The dreadful punishment of drawing, hanging, beheading, and quartering had first been introduced into England by Henry III in 1238, when it was meted out to a man who tried to murder the King.” Pg 248
“The dreadful punishment of drawing, hanging, beheading, and quartering had first been introduced into England by Henry III in 1238, when it was meted out to a man who tried to murder the King.” Pg 248
With Empress Sisi of Austria-Hungary at the restful Gödöllő Palace, enjoying time away from the restrictions of the Imperial court in Vienna (and being fussed over by dashing romantic rivals).
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Let's share middle grade books about ROYALTY for #middlegrademonday this week. The False Prince is a favorite of mine by a favorite middle grade author!
pickThoroughly enjoyed this humorous look at the kings and queens of England up until the end of the Tudors. It‘s a solid bit of history - Mitchell has a degree in history as well as his career as a comedian (bright spark isn‘t he?). I learnt a lot and had plenty of laughs. I wished some parts were longer so i might start differentiating a few more Henrys and Edwards - but it‘s a long period to cover and he‘s done a great job.
pick26-30 Oct 24 (audiobook)
An entertaining look at the history of the Kings (and few Queens) of Britain from the fictional King Arthur through to Queen Elizabeth I. At times I found Mitchell‘s humour a little cringeworthy, but this is informative if irreverent history for those who know the names (not difficult with so many Henrys and Williams) but little detail. Did nothing to improve my view of the current monarchy or their presumed right to rule.
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The Serpent Queen series. Minnie Driver played Elizabeth 1. She did an excellent job. She was the best character.
#bookhaul from our used bookstore visit yesterday. Found several Christmas reads I'd been looking for, plus several others I didn't realize I was.
pickIf you thought your family was dysfunctional you might want to compare it to this one. I credit Harry‘s ghostwriter, J.R. Moehringer, as well as Harry‘s voice for making this as interesting as it was. It‘s amazing what little a royal knows about the real world once they are pushed out of the clan (even though he seemed to know a lot about how to get by in the military). I‘m glad he wrote this - I‘m glad he could finally tell his side of things.
