Comments on: The Surprising Lionheart http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104 author of Devil's Brood Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:24:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jenna White http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-18720 Jenna White Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:46:00 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-18720 I have just recently been introduced to you, Sharon, as a author of MA writings. I have read many different books about the time and charaters of that time. To spite the total enjoyment of those prespectives and Historical Fiction, I still felt wanting and not quite satisfied that I really knew the main charaters. From King Author to Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, and so forth, I craved more. I first began to read Time and Chance, a gift from one of my children. As soon as I realized it was the second in your Henry II and Eleanor, I put it aside and rushed for the other two and began at your beginning. Much was left undone and neglected as I read and toted these books around everywhere I went. The only satisfaction to their completion is that you are a very dedicated writer and there are many more for me to gobble up while I wait for the next and the next. Thank you for each and every one and your generious endorcements of fellow Authors that share your dedication to past times in the era that I so love. As for wanting to step into a time machine and visit those times, you have provided one, in your wonderfully writen naritives and insights. My limited health does not include my ability to read and transport my mind and happiness when lost in your books. I crave them and again, I thank you. I have just recently been introduced to you, Sharon, as a author of MA writings. I have read many different books about the time and charaters of that time. To spite the total enjoyment of those prespectives and Historical Fiction, I still felt wanting and not quite satisfied that I really knew the main charaters. From King Author to Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, and so forth, I craved more. I first began to read Time and Chance, a gift from one of my children. As soon as I realized it was the second in your Henry II and Eleanor, I put it aside and rushed for the other two and began at your beginning. Much was left undone and neglected as I read and toted these books around everywhere I went. The only satisfaction to their completion is that you are a very dedicated writer and there are many more for me to gobble up while I wait for the next and the next. Thank you for each and every one and your generious endorcements of fellow Authors that share your dedication to past times in the era that I so love.
As for wanting to step into a time machine and visit those times, you have provided one, in your wonderfully writen naritives and insights. My limited health does not include my ability to read and transport my mind and happiness when lost in your books. I crave them and again, I thank you.

]]> By: Mortgage Calculator London http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-18019 Mortgage Calculator London Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:37:42 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-18019 Nice to get a slice of a writers mind whilst the process is still going on. So often, we get to hear about thought and ideas once the book has come together, which is inevitably tainted by hindsight. Nice to get a slice of a writers mind whilst the process is still going on. So often, we get to hear about thought and ideas once the book has come together, which is inevitably tainted by hindsight.

]]> By: Reina Biley http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-15231 Reina Biley Sat, 15 May 2010 00:01:33 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-15231 Hey can I reference some of the content found in this post if I link back to you? Hey can I reference some of the content found in this post if I link back to you?

]]> By: Stephen Lovatt http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-14928 Stephen Lovatt Sun, 09 May 2010 20:32:04 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-14928 Edward III who I think shares the ability of Henry II to always subvert the man for the king (apart from the women in their lives), I am fascinated by this capability as it is so alien to me. It is a visible quality in successful people today. Edward III who I think shares the ability of Henry II to always subvert the man for the king (apart from the women in their lives), I am fascinated by this capability as it is so alien to me. It is a visible quality in successful people today.

]]> By: food warmers http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-14171 food warmers Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:28:02 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-14171 Substantially, the post is really the freshest on that noteworthy topic. I concur with your conclusions and also will eagerly look forward to your coming updates. Simply saying thanks definitely will not simply be enough, for the perfect lucidity in your writing. I will certainly promptly grab your rss feed to stay informed of any updates. Fabulous work and much success in your business endeavors! Substantially, the post is really the freshest on that noteworthy topic. I concur with your conclusions and also will eagerly look forward to your coming updates. Simply saying thanks definitely will not simply be enough, for the perfect lucidity in your writing. I will certainly promptly grab your rss feed to stay informed of any updates. Fabulous work and much success in your business endeavors!

]]> By: Griselda Cocuzzo http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-13528 Griselda Cocuzzo Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:00:18 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-13528 Good read. I'll be back for sure Good read.

I’ll be back for sure

]]> By: Eoppen http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-11359 Eoppen Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:08:19 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-11359 My own favorite rulers would have to include Basil I of Byzantium (hey, anybody who starts out as a stableboy and ends up Emperor has to have a lot going for him!), Alexius Comnenos of Byzantium, Richard III, and the first Tokugawa Shogun of Japan. I'd probably include some Chinese rulers, but the histories I've read don't give enough for me to really feel like I know them as individuals. My own favorite rulers would have to include Basil I of Byzantium (hey, anybody who starts out as a stableboy and ends up Emperor has to have a lot going for him!), Alexius Comnenos of Byzantium, Richard III, and the first Tokugawa Shogun of Japan. I’d probably include some Chinese rulers, but the histories I’ve read don’t give enough for me to really feel like I know them as individuals.

]]> By: Lisa http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-11163 Lisa Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:27:43 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-11163 I'm tickled by how many people mention Hatshepsut--she was a childhood heroine of mine (followed by Eleanor d'A.)! I had no idea she was so widely known. Other faves: Elizabeth I, Edward I (say what you will about his goals and methods--he was an extraordinarily strong-willed guy, and appears a truly larger-than-life character in anything I've ever read about him--fact or fiction), Lorenzo de Medici, Henri de Navarre...and Sharon's Llewellyns. I’m tickled by how many people mention Hatshepsut–she was a childhood heroine of mine (followed by Eleanor d’A.)! I had no idea she was so widely known. Other faves: Elizabeth I, Edward I (say what you will about his goals and methods–he was an extraordinarily strong-willed guy, and appears a truly larger-than-life character in anything I’ve ever read about him–fact or fiction), Lorenzo de Medici, Henri de Navarre…and Sharon’s Llewellyns.

]]> By: Lisa http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-11162 Lisa Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:03:41 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-11162 Malena-- >>Quick question: How far apart is French from the Middle Ages to modern French? Depends on where it was written (even more than when). I've never formally studied medieval French in any way, but found that once I'd gotten a bit of common vocabulary in hand, the Song of Roland was relatively easy to read. Chretien de Troyes was okay, Marie de France harder yet, and Beroul completely impenetrable. Right now I'm reading La Chanson de la Croisade Albigeoise (written by men of Occitan), of which I'd say I'm getting ~65% without reference to the modern translation. I've also read Bernard de Ventadorn and some of the other southern troubadours without much difficulty. My general recollection (it's been a while) is that the Northerners tend to be tougher--Charlemagne and his court spoke a Germanic language (Frankish) after all, and it clearly affected the vocabulary for quite some time--yet unlike with Chaucer, knowing modern German is of no help at all. The langues d'oc stayed closer to Latin. Malena–
>>Quick question: How far apart is French from the Middle Ages to modern French?

Depends on where it was written (even more than when). I’ve never formally studied medieval French in any way, but found that once I’d gotten a bit of common vocabulary in hand, the Song of Roland was relatively easy to read. Chretien de Troyes was okay, Marie de France harder yet, and Beroul completely impenetrable. Right now I’m reading La Chanson de la Croisade Albigeoise (written by men of Occitan), of which I’d say I’m getting ~65% without reference to the modern translation. I’ve also read Bernard de Ventadorn and some of the other southern troubadours without much difficulty. My general recollection (it’s been a while) is that the Northerners tend to be tougher–Charlemagne and his court spoke a Germanic language (Frankish) after all, and it clearly affected the vocabulary for quite some time–yet unlike with Chaucer, knowing modern German is of no help at all. The langues d’oc stayed closer to Latin.

]]> By: Eileen http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-10963 Eileen Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:35:58 +0000 http://sharonkaypenman.com/blog/?p=104#comment-10963 My favourite rulers are a little different from the rest: Alexius I Comnenus, followed by John II Comnenus (Byzantine rulers in the late 11th and early 12th centuries), followed by Elizabeth I and Prince Albert. My criteria for good rulers is did they improve the lives of the ruled and each of them did. My favourite rulers are a little different from the rest: Alexius I Comnenus, followed by John II Comnenus (Byzantine rulers in the late 11th and early 12th centuries), followed by Elizabeth I and Prince Albert. My criteria for good rulers is did they improve the lives of the ruled and each of them did.

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