To her mind, she must act fast if her husband’s dynasty is to survive. Her husband goes into a catatonic state and she, his young and foreign queen, is left holding the reins of power. She had to be for her husband she was the strength behind the red rose. A large proportion of it is given over to her story it’s more her book than any one else’s. But, in this novel I did come to sympathise with her. His wife is just as bad, historically speaking again. The marriage will go ahead and all we need to do now is mention casually to the English living in Maine and Anjou that their service is no longer appreciated by the Crown. There’s not many men could have pulled this off in such a time, but I have, haven’t I? The French looked for foxes and found only innocent chickens, just like we wanted. ‘No “well done, Derry”? I am disappointed in you, William Pole. “No congratulations?’ Derry said cheerfully. He’s not the best King, and should have used York as his strong right hand in this. I don’t think him and Derry thought if through properly. He intended the decision to lead to peace, but instead many of his subjects were slaughtered. Indeed, Henry VI decides to give up his lands in France, so the English settlers are forced to flee their homesteads from the incoming French. This, for me, made the story quite strong because we got to see how the decisions made by the ruling class affected those in the ranks of the army. Iggulden doesn’t just show us the conflict from the perspective of nobles and Kings he also shows us it from the point of view of a common solider, and the Lancastrian Court’s spider. Duke Richard only wanted what was best for his country. Personally, I was rooting for the house of York. Both sides of the war had a reason to fight, and the author’s portrays this is a completely neutral manner thus, he leaves it up to the reader to decide if they follow the white rose or the red rose into battle, and the nest of court politics. He shows us each character’s situation in a manner that suggests that there is no right or wrong. I think the style of Iggulden’s writing made this novel what it is. If you’ve read my books, you know an awful lot about the way I think already. If you’d like to get in touch with me leave a comment in the forum or you can tweet me I’ll leave it there for the moment. I suppose the one thing that links all those is the love of a good tale. I love just about anything by David Gemmell, or Peter F. I still remember the sheer joy of reading my first Patrick O’Brian book and discovering there were nineteen more in the series. I’ve always loved historical fiction as a genre and cut my teeth on Hornblower and Tai-Pan, Flashman, Sharpe and Jack Aubrey. My father loved working with wood and equations, but he also recited ‘Vitai Lampada’ with a gleam in his eye and that matters, frankly. Though it seems a dated idea now, I began teaching when boys were told only girls were good at English, despite the great names that must spring to mind after that statement. Perhaps crucially, he also loved poetry and cracking good tales. My father flew in Bomber Command in WWII, then taught maths and science. My great-grandfather was a Seannachie, so I suppose story-telling is in the genes somewhere. My mother is Irish and from an early age she told me history as an exciting series of stories – with dates. I do miss the camaraderie of the smokers’ room, as well as the lessons where their faces lit up as they understood what I was wittering on about. In truth, I can’t find it in me to miss the grind of paperwork and initiatives. I have enormous respect for those who still labour at the chalk-face. Gregory’s RC High School in London by the end of that period. I taught English for seven years and was Head of English at St. It’s what I always wanted to do and read English at London University with writing in mind. I have written for as long as I can remember: poetry, short stories and novels. I was born in the normal way in 1971, and vaguely remember half-pennies and sixpences.
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