The first 2/3 of the book started out nicely. Lots of different things going on--new things to learn. Towards the last 1/3, though, the story just got boring. It seemed to focus more on waiting, waiting to go to battle, and going to battle. Even the ending was not something spectacular. The love sto...
Mahelt Marshal is the third child and oldest daughter of one of the most powerful men in England, William Marshal. Betrothed to Hugh Bigod, heir to the Earl of Norfolk at the age of eleven, and married at fourteen, she has to learn to navigate the waters of not just another powerful family, but the ...
My thoughts:Another great book by Chadwick. It's a fascinating era with a cruel king, and the daily struggle to survive the political turmoil.This is the story of Mahelt Marshal and Hugh Bigod, who married because of an alliance. Her father is not always King John's favourite person, and her brother...
I started this in the evening and never stopped reading. Chadwick's writing is like a history peep show and I love it. Ok, so William Marshal is larger than life, basically a saint and annoyingly ethical in a sea of scumbags, but I still love him. I seem to have a thing for these men in history that...
I'm on page 242 of 514 of The Time of Singing: Roger is VERY honorable!! U just respect him, It's kind of cute??? But really I don't need to read more about how great William Marshal is, he's got two books of his own!
Like with all fiction she does have some artistic freedom, because we don't know everything, like how old Ida really was. But Chadwick always stays close to the truth and does her best to make it as historically accurate as possible, and that is what I love about her books. They are true to facts, b...
Let me start by saying that if you're a fan of medieval historical fiction, and have never read Elizabeth Chadwick, well... Why not?For the King's Favor is the story of Roger Bigod and Ida de Tosney. They first meet at King Henry's court, where Roger is trying to get the King to settle his inheritan...
I have to say that I was ambivalent regarding this book the entire time reading it. I had heard good things about the author and this particular book so I was hopeful. However, in the end the book just did not interest me enough. The first part of the book was promising, however, the middle and end ...
A grand tale of the middle ages that no one has touched before now. Elizabeth Chadwick keeps getting better with each of her novels, and this one is no exception. Set during the wars of Stephen and Matilda in 12th century England, this tells the story of John Marshal, and can be considered a preque...
For the King's Favor is only my second Chadwick read after The Greatest Knight. Now, I liked The Greatest Knight well enough, but I loved For the King's Favor. I'm not big on medievals, but this may start changing soon.For the King's Favor (also known as The Time of Singing) tells the story of Roger...
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