Yes, it is that time again—when I seek to take as many of you into book bankruptcy with me as I can. So it may be better for your budgets to give this blog a pass. It is just that when I find a book I really enjoy, I want to share it with the world. For some books, I am hard put not to stop strangers on the street. So, my fellow book-lovers, this is for you. But keep in mind that bookstores are not your only option; most of us live in towns that thankfully have libraries.
One benefit of my Lionheart book tour was that I finally had some time for pleasure reading; what else was I going to do at 30,000 feet? I’ve already blogged about one of my book tour finds, Alice Hoffman’s The Dovekeepers. I was also able to plunge into the world of thirteenth century England, courtesy of Priscilla Royal’s new mystery, A Killing Season. In the interest of full disclosure, Priscilla is a friend. But I would not recommend her books if I did not enjoy them thoroughly. I think most writers worry when we are sent a writer friend’s new book, for what do we do if we don’t like it? Since I wouldn’t want to be publicly critical of a friend’s book, I would have to find a way to dodge the bullet if asked outright. Luckily, I’ve been spared such awkwardness, for my writer friends are very good at what they do!
A Killing Season is the eighth book in this successful series, set in England during the years after the battle of Evesham. Edward I is now king, although he has yet to make an appearance in any of the books. Like the Brother Cadfael mysteries by Ellis Peters and the Dame Frevisse mysteries by Margaret Frazer, Priscilla’s series revolves around a monastery, Tyndal Priory, one of the daughter houses of Fontevrault, set near Norwich. The highborn and prideful prioress, Eleanor, rules over a community of nuns and monks, and shares star billing in the novels with Brother Thomas, who was compelled to take holy vows in the wake of a scandal that almost destroyed him. Thomas is a fascinating creation, for it is rare to discuss sexuality in novels set in the Middle Ages. But what of those men and women who could not conform, whose natural urges ran counter to the teachings of the Holy Church? How did they cope in a world that showed them neither understanding nor mercy, a world in which they themselves believed they were sinners, most likely doomed to eternal hellfire? With a deft touch, Priscilla shows us Thomas’s inner anguish of spirit as he struggles to honor the vows he’d not wanted to take and forges a close bond with Eleanor and the others who share his new world. Oh, yes, and she writes corking good mysteries, too! Eleanor and Thomas, like Brother Cadfael and Dame Frevisse, keep stumbling over bodies; who knew medieval monasteries were such hotbeds of crime?
In A Killing Season, the action shifts to a haunted castle, perched at the back of beyond, where the sons of a newly returned crusader are being struck down under bizarre circumstances. The lord of the castle is a friend of Eleanor’s brother, and responding to his plea for help, they find themselves in a harsh landscape where everything is suspect and nothing is as it seems. Readers will be caught up in the action from the first pages, when Eleanor and Thomas arrive at the windswept, isolated fortress in time to witness a truly shocking death. My only complaint with the book was that I had to keep closing it every time my plane landed and then I couldn’t start reading again until I was back in my hotel room much later that evening.
It may be unfair to recommend this next book, for it will not be available to us until next year. But what I read of it was so spectacular that I have to share my enthusiasm. My readers know I really liked Mary Sharratt’s novel, The Daughters of Witching Hill, based upon an actual witchcraft trial in 17th century England. Mary’s new novel, Illuminations, takes us back to the 12th century and introduces us to one of the most remarkable, enigmatic, and famous women of the Middle Ages, the German abbess, writer, composer, visionary, and mystic, Hildegard of Bingen. It is very challenging to write of someone like Hildegard, one reason why I was never tempted to take on Joan of Arc! But Mary was up to the challenge, and she has written a book that I think my readers will find as fascinating as I did.
For a total change of pace, I’d like to recommend Until Tuesday, by Luis Carlos Montalvan, a former army captain, who served two tours of duty in Iraq, won two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart, and came home shattered in body and spirit. What saved him was a service dog, a golden retriever named Tuesday. The author writes movingly of the bond that develops between him and his dog, but what I found even more compelling and disturbing was his account of what it is like to deal with an often indifferent world while suffering from PTSD and physical injuries that will never fully heal. It is a troubling and often infuriating story, for we owe our returning soldiers better than this. Thank God for programs that provide service dogs like Tuesday; these animals are angels without wings for so many soldiers…and for others with disabilities, too. Dogs truly are humankind’s best friends, and all they ask is a little love…and some juicy treats like hamburger every now and then. Captain Montalvan believes that Tuesday was his salvation; read Until Tuesday and I think you’ll agree with him.
Now I have some interesting tour news. I’ve mentioned before that plans are in the works for Academic Travel (my Eleanor tour company) to do a William Marshal tour with Elizabeth Chadwick and a Tudor tour with Margaret George. Many of my readers share my appreciation for the novels of C.W. Gortner. So I am very happy to announce that Academic Travel and Christopher are considering two possible tours, one to Spain, the site of his excellent The Last Queen, or one to France to visit the places associated with the controversial French queen who is the subject of another of Christopher’s books that I recommend, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici. As Academic did with my tour, they are asking for feedback and input from people who might be interested in going on one of these tours. You can respond to their survey here. http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22DSXYCVG4A
I was hesitant about mentioning this last item, for I’ve never asked my readers to rally round one of my books, to post reviews on Amazon, etc; I just didn’t feel comfortable doing that. But Coeur de Lion has no such qualms. Kings are rarely shrinking violets, after all, especially when we’re dealing with those pushy Angevins. So I am bowing to his royal will and revealing that Lionheart is one of the semi-finalists in the 2011 Goodreads Choice Award for historical fiction. It is even harder for me to urge people to vote for Lionheart because there are some wonderful books on the list. But I am feeling you-know-who’s hot breath on the back of my neck and so here are the details. The voting started November 1st and continues until November 30th. I feel honored that Goodreads readers have deemed Lionheart worthy of inclusion; Richard takes it as his just due, of course. Here is the link to the site where readers can vote for the book of their choice. http://www.goodreads.com/award/choice/2011#56595-Best-Historical-Fiction It is also a good place to find new books to read—just in case you have any money left after being bombarded with my recommendations all year long.
November 16, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Voting now!!!!
Richard and I both thank you, Lauren!
Well I’m proud to say that I had already voted for you! I hope “we” make it to the final round.
Hi, Sharon. I voted for you and “Richard” too.
Congratulations for the nomination, Sharon. I will vote for you, though it is hard, considering you yourself recommended the Dovekeepers and Madam Tussaud.
In other matters, Mary I of England died today (as did Reginald Pole), leading to the reign of Elizabeth I.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Sharon!!! <3
Sharon, I want to thank you for recommending Priscilla Royal’s mysteries. I have read all 8 of them in the last 11 months. I have just finished reading A Killing Season and I thoroughly enjoyed it as well. I think the portrayals of Eleanor and Brother Thomas are masterful. I too feel their anguish.
I was happy to spread the word, Mary; my readers are going to love Illuminations. Thanks for reminding me about Mary, Koby; I don’t know what I’d do without you! What I most love about PR’s books, Paula, is that her characters are so firmly rooted in the MA; readers never doubt that these are men and women living in the 13th century. BTW, I have a great rabbit rescue story for you, will send you the link today.
I had also already voted for Lionheart on GoodReads; glad you are spreading the word!
I am pleased you recommend Illuminations; HvB has always been fascinating to me. There is a good biographical movie about her on Netflix streaming, “Vision: from the life of HvB”. Mostly focuses on her life in the cloister and her visions, not much on her music and other aspects of her life/general influence but it’s a good start if one wanted to get an overview. The books going on the TBR list, of course.
Congratulations, Sharon! His Majesty must be proud of you whereas his brothers terribly envious!
The book about Hildegard, a must-read. Thank you for recommendation.
I’ve just read a fascinating novel by Sarah Bower, ‘The Needle in the Blood’.
I couldn’t resist reading although my children and my husband suffered from being neglected. Bishop Odo of Bayeux and his tapestry, on the contrary, were the centre of my universe for a terribly short time.
Sarah Bower managed to stay impartial in introducing the victors and the victims of the 1066 conquest. I felt sorry for the fading world of the Anglo-Saxons but I was able to put myself in Norman shoes 🙂 as well. Great book. Captivating.
What Koby said.
Today, Adelaide of Maurienne, Queen of France, mother to Louis VII and mother-in-law to Eleanor died.
Adelaide wasn’t a good mother-in-law, was she? With two such strong-willed and stubborn women, and Louis as the apple of his mother’s eye, it simply couldn’t work out.
Thank you, Sharon, for your kind words. Go, Lionheart!
Here is today’s Facebook Note.
On this date in 1189, William II de Hauteville, King of Sicily died at age 36. William was the husband for 12 years of Henry and Eleanor’s daughter Joanna, who was sent off to wed him at age 11. William was handsome, charming, well educated (fluent in Arabic) and popular with his people, and he was genuinely mourned when he died. Historians today are rather tough on William, faulting him for his aggressive foreign policy that was motivated in part by his grudge against the Byzantine Emperor, and above all for marrying his aunt Constance to Heinrich von Hohenstaufen, the Holy Roman Emperor. Because William and Joanna’s only son had died soon after birth, Constance was the heir to the throne, and when William died so unexpectedly, Heinrich lay claim to Sicily. Sicily in the 12th century was the richest country in Christendom and this was its Golden Age. Sadly, after this, it was all downhill.
William’s famous cathedral is on my list of places I must see before I die. Just like all the other relics of Norman architecture.
Here is today’s Facebook Note.
I am showing two links to YouTube videos of ships struggling in heavy seas. They are absolutely riveting and scary as hell. Fishing is the most dangerous occupation in the US and after watching these videos, you easily understand why. I started to get queasy and I was sitting in my living room. I am putting these up because I’ve just finished a shipwreck scene in A King’s Ransom. For those of you who’ve read the storms at sea scenes in Lionheart, take a look at these modern ships being tossed around like toothpicks. Then think how it would have been to brave storms like this in a 12th century low-riding galley that was not so different in design from the Viking long-boats. No cabins yet, no navigational devices to speak of, a primitive rudder. I cannot even imagine the courage it took to set foot on a medieval ship.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG6FhK96dBg&feature=feedf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrKX3GQuD70&feature=feedf
I’ve just watched the videos, Sharon. Hair-raising! Reading even the most convincing descriptions one cannot fully imagine the horrors of being caught in the storms like these.
As Ian Mortimer points out in his ‘Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England’ (and I’m taking the liberty to quote it) there were two options in such cases. The first was ‘to tie yourself and any members of your family with you to a large piece of wood, so that when your bodies are found, you can all be buried together- which is what the earl of Warwick decides to do in the 15th century. The second is to pray. If you go for the latter option, then the chances are that your conscience will enter into a sort of bargaining arrangement with God in which, in return for your being returned to dry land safely, you will promise to go on a pilgrimage. Or two pilgrimages. Or five, as Edward III does when caught in a storm at sea in 1343.’
Which option would you choose? I’m asking because I couldn’t sleep after reading about the solution chosen by the earl of Warwick :-). I was both shocked and impressed.
My option would have been never to set foot on shipboard, Kate! I really admire the courage of Richard’s sister Joanna, who accompanied him to the Holy Land. The chroniclers reported that when she sailed to Sicily at age 11 to wed their king, she was so seasick that they had to put in at Naples and continue the journey by land. That sounds as if she was very susceptible to mal de mer, for chroniclers rarely mentioned things like that. So she must have known how awful it was going to be for her.
Here is my Facebook Note for today.
On this date in 1428, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker, was born. And here is a link to a fascinating article in the Daily Mail about Pen Farthing, a British soldier who got involved trying to save dogs during his tour in Afghanistan. He ended up founding a rescue group to help soldiers get their dogs back home and wrote two books One Dog at a Time, about his experiences in Afghanistan, and his new one, whose title I temporarily forget, sorry. Here is the link. NBC ran a wonderful story last night about American soldiers at the airport to meet dogs they’d adopted in Afghanistan and were able to get to the US, thanks to Pen’s rescue. It is so moving to hear these men and women talk about how much these dogs meant to them during their tours of duty. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1120544/The-pups-war-British-soldier-saved-horrors-Afghan-front.html
Sharon, I’m glad you’ve mentioned Joanna. I’ve just started reading Lionheart and from the very first pages I can see a vivid portrait of a strong and extraordinary woman emerging. It’s such a comfort that somebody took care of one of Eleanor’s daughters and pulled her out of the shadow (of her mother, father, brothers, husbands, etc.) and… I still haven’t come to myself after reading that William had a harem!!!
Today, Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English Throne was hanged, and Margaret of York, Dowager Duchess of Burgundy, died.
Here is today’s Facebook Note. Thanks for reminding me about Margaret, Koby.
On this date in 1499, Perkin Warbeck was hanged by Henry Tudor, and on the same date in 1503, Richard and Edward’s sister, Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy, died. Not a good year for York, as Elizabeth, Edward’s daughter and Tudor’s queen, died in February of 1503, on her birthday. Anne Easter Smith has written several books about the Yorkists, including The Daughter of York, about Margaret, and her newest, Queen by Right, about Cecily Neville.
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I want to wish a happy thanksgiving to all of my American friends and readers, and a very belated happy thanksgiving to my Canadian friends. I have a perfect video to share; I think it is impossible to watch it without smiling. http://www.care2.com/greenliving/horsedog-love-video.html
Thank you, Sharon, and happy thanksgiving to all. In the morning hours of this day (well, some 900 years ago) the White Ship sank, leading to the death of William Adelin and eventually to the Anarchy.
The Battle of Montgisard was also fought today, where Baldwin ‘the Leper’ IV of Jerusalem an invading army under Saladin, despite being heavily outnumbered.
Koby, thank you for writing about the White Ship. I always get goose pimples while thinking about all those young lives lost. Your note has caused the same reaction. Sharon’s note, the one about sea storms, and the videos I watched made me realised what terrible death it must have been.
In case of the White Ship was it a storm or a rock (due to a bad navigation)?
I can’t quite recall. Enlighten me, please:-). Somebody. Anybody.
Kate, I left a message about this, and now it’s gone. Anyway, I explained that the White Ship sank when they hit a rock in the harbor at Barfleur. The crew was drunk at the time because the king’s son, William, had ordered wine casks opened. The sinking of the White Ship is the opening chapter of my novel, When Christ and his Saints Slept.
Here is today’s Facebook Note:
Today is one of the most important dates for those of us who love the Plantagenets. On November 25, 1120, the White Ship sank in Barfleur harbor, drowning the king’s son and heir and 300 of the passengers, the only survivor being a butcher from Rouen. This was the opening chapter of my novel, When Christ and his Saints Slept. And thanks to my friend Koby for reminding me that the battle of Montisgard was fought today in 1177, when the young leper king, Baldwin, scored a signifcant victory over Saladin. Hope Thanksgiving was a good one for everyone.
Thank you, Sharon. Only one more question:-): how do we know that William had given the order to open the wine casks? Did the only survivor, the above mentioned butcher from Rouen, testify so and his testimony was written down?
By God’s eyes! It’s so fascinating that I’ve got goose pimples all over my body. The second time today!
(I have to read When Christ and his Saints Slept. I’ve already mentioned that I’m terribly late with your books, Sharon but I’m working hard on keeping up with your other readers. I hope it will be easier now when I know about Book Depository or BetterWorldBooks.)
Good question, Kate. It happened while the ship was still in the harbor, so I am guessing this is where the reports originated, not from the survivor. The White Ship did not sail with the rest of the fleet, so the crew and many of the passengers had plenty of time to get drunk, unfortunately. There is another report that when priests came down to bless the ship, they were mocked by some of the royal heir’s drunken young friends. Saints is the first book in my trilogy about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, who meet and marry in Saints. And yes, Book Depository is a treasure, offering free world-wide shipping.
And today, Blanche of Castile, Leonora’s daughter (thus Eleanor’s granddaughter), who was brought over the Pyrenees by her grandmother to be Queen of France to Louis VIII (and served as regent for her son, Louis IX), died. Her son was so closely connected to her, that (reportedly) after being told of her death he did not speak to anyone for two days afterwards.
Sharon, thank you for the explanation. I know all your books by titles and I know what each of them is about. I simply have to read them all. When I will be doing my summing up of the year 2011 Time and Chance (bought by pure chance and devoured in two days) is definitely going to be my ‘discovery of the year’.
I’ve already started Lionheart (I know the order of my reading is absolutely wrong) and my husband has promised me another Richard underneath the Christmas Tree.
Kate, I try to make each of my books readable as a stand-alone. But Lionheart might mean more to you if you read Devil’s Brood first; that is the last book in my trilogy about Henry and Eleanor, the first being Saints and then Time and Chance.
Here is today’s Facebook Note.
On November 27, 1095, Pope Urban preached one of the more influential sermons of the MA, resulting in the First Crusade. If he hadn’t been so eloquent, I’d have had to write a totally different Lionheart! And in late November, 1252, Blanche of Castile, Queen of France and regent for her son, the future St Louis, died. My friend Koby says she died on November 27 and Wikipedia says the 26th. My money is on Koby. Blanche was the daughter of Henry and Eleanor’s daughter Leonora and therefore Eleanor’s granddaughter; Eleanor was the one who went to Castile and brought her back to France to wed Philippe’s son, Louis. Here is a great link for some interesting information about Blanche; you can even read some of her letters. She was a fiercely devoted mother, maybe too much so, for she was apparently the mother-in-law from Hell. She was actively involved in the governance of her son’s realm and was undoubtedly capable and courageous. She also seems to have been uncompromising and intolerant, and I have never found her sympathetic. But you can read more about her here. http://epistolae.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/woman/77.html
I might even beat Koby to it!
November 28, 1290 – Death of Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I, at Harby, Nottinghamshire; buried at Westminster Abbey. ‘My’ Othon de Grandson is depicted on the ambulatory wall beneath her tomb, praying for her soul in Jerusalem. Edward 1 asked Othon to make the pilgrimage and Othon was happy to oblige because of his life-long love for Eleanor.
Back to Blanche, the thing I’ve always been most curious about was the very beginning of her career. Chosen by Eleanor in her sister’s stead she must have possessed some extra qualities. What was it about her that she ‘made’ her famous grandmother change her mind? Is there any detailed account of Eleanor’s stay at her daughter’s court? I read Blanche’s biography by Regine Pernoud but it was ages ago and I can’t quite recall whether the author dwelt on that particular part of the story or just mentioned it. I know that Eleanor stayed longer that she had planned.
And back to Devil’s Brood:-), I’m afraid of reading this particular part of the trilogy, Sharon. I suspect (after reading your notes) you might have been a little tough on the Young Henry (Hal) and I’m not sure if I can stand it:-).
Well, Ken, you got me. Unfortunately, you rushed too much, for you ignored that besides Eleanor, another (far more important to my mind) royal died today: Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Wales.
You are right of course Koby, but it’s just that Eleanor is a principal character in my (to be!) ‘novel of the century’ on Othon de Grandson.
RIP Owain!
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Here is today’s Facebook Note. You must have slept in this morning, Koby, for I actually got to post ahead of you!
Two important deaths on November 29th. In 1314, a very nasty piece of work named Philippe died; he happened to be King of France, unfortunately for the Templars, who were destroyed by his greed. I would rank him right up there with Heinrich von Hohenstaufen, the Holy Roman emperor and Richard’s nemesis, on my list of rulers without any redeeming virtues, or at least any that could compensate for their cruelty and ruthlessness. And in 1530, Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York and Henry VIII’s chancellor, died. His death was a mercy, for he’d been arrested and was on his way to London for trial when he died, lamenting that he’d not served his God as diligently as he’d served his ungrateful king. It is believed that his downfall was caused by his failure to secure an annulment so Henry could wed Anne Boleyn. Henry, another sweetheart, punished him for that by charging him with treason. Aren’t you guys glad you didn’t live in early 14th century France or 16th century England?
Very true, Sharon, but you missed another important death and birth. Lionel of Antwerp, son of Edward III and ancestor who lead to Richard of York’s claim to the throne was born, and Roger de Mortimer, who ruled England for a time with Isabella of France, his mistress and wife to Edward II, was the first man to be executed in the infamous gallows in Tyburn. Interestingly enough, Roger’s great-grandson married Lionel’s daughter.
Thanks, Koby. I posted your comments above on my Facebook page today!
Thanks for that, Sharon. Today, Louis ‘le Gros’ VI of France, who arranged Eleanor’s marriage to his son (as her guardian, and at the request of her father) was born. Henry ‘Beauclerc’ I of England died from a surfeit of lampreys, leading to the Anarchy. Lastly, Isabella of England, wife to Frederick ‘Stupor Mundi’ II and daughter to John and Isabella died.
Thanks for the memory nudge, Koby–I don’t know what I’d do without you. I got a rather long Facebook Note out of it; see below.
I’d like to thank Susan for posting the story about the heroic lab, Reagan, for I needed to read something heartening after the other stories I’d read today. Here is the link about a young Afghanistan rape victim who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for adultery and then had to agree to marry her attacker to get out of prison.http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/01/world/asia/afghanistan-rape-victim/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Then Herman Caine proclaimed that “We need a leader, not a reader.” And after a five year ban, horses can now be legally butchered for human consumption again in the US, thanks to those fearless souls in congress.
Back to history, on this date in 1135, Henry I of England died, of a “surfeit of eels,” as legend has it, probably not very accurately. But since eels did Stephen’s son Eustace in, you’d think they’d have been banned from the royal menu just to be on the safe side.
In some recent postings, we’d been talking about the fate of highborn young women in the MA; not too many Cinderella stories there. We were discussing the sad fate of Eleanor of Brittany, daughter to Geoffrey and Constance, held as a prisoner for life by her loving uncle John and then his son, Henry. And then there was Alys, who may or may not have been Henry II’s concubine, but who definitely was a hostage instead of the royal bride she’d expected to be. Her sister Agnes’s history was another horror story, forced to marry the man who usurped her young husband’s throne and murdered him; she was 12 at the time. And there is Llywelyn’s daughter, Gwenllian, immured in a nunnery for life by Edward I. Or Constance of France, sister to Louis VII, who endured one wretched marriage to Stephen’s son Eustace (he of the eels) only to be thrust into a worse marriage with the Count of Toulouse, who treated her so badly that she eventually fled to her brother’s court for refuge. Or Ingeborg, the unlucky Danish princess who refused to be repudiated by Philippe II the day after their wedding and was imprisoned for 20 years as a result. To that list, we can add Isabella, daughter of John and Isabella of Angouleme, who died on December 1, 1241, six years after being wed to the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. Once they were married, she was forced to live an utterly secluded life, cut off from the world by his harem guards; she died after giving birth to what may have been her fifth child in six years of marriage. When her brother Richard of Cornwell visited Sicily on his way back from the Holy Land, she was not even allowed to attend the reception in his honor. Frederick was never a candidate for Husband of the Year; when the teenage Queen of Jerusalem was compelled to wed him, she wrote tearful letters to her father, complaining that he’d seduced one of her attendants on their honeymoon.
Here is today’s Facebook Note.
I hope all my friends and readers in California are okay after that violent storm that battered the southlands. It is moving east, so I hope all in its path stay battened down.
I’d planned to post a remarkable video about 9 beagles rescued from a Spanish laboratory; it is very touching to watch as they go outside for the first time ever in their lives, never having felt the sun or the feel of grass under their feet. But Kyung beat me to it! However, in case anyone missed it, I am reposting here. It is the perfect fix for anyone needed a respite from the Christmas craziness. Oh, and I will post a new blog later today, Lionheart Book Giveaway. I couldn’t resist continuing the conversation we’d been having about the travesty of a Kardashian bestseller for the benefit of my non-Facebook friends. Yes, they exist out there! Here is the link to those little beagles, lucky at last.
http://www.care2.com/causes/research-beagles-see-sun-for-the-first-time-video.html
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