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Tag Archives: Britain
The Ransomed Crown
Sir Roland Inness is returning to the hills he fled from as an outlaw, as a boy who’d slain three Norman men-at-arms for murdering his father and burning his home. He comes here not merely to pay respects to the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Britain, historical fiction, Medieval, military, Wayne Grant
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The Broken Realm
Two young men land in England and begin their journey home, to the Welsh marches. They are not the cheerful young boys they were nearly two years ago, when they set off for the Holy Land with their lord. They … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, historical fiction, military, Plantagenet England, Robin Hood, Wales, Wayne Grant
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Longbow
From the treeline, young Roland Inness watches in mute horror as his father is murdered by the local lord’s son, who believe him to be in possession of a longbow that poached a deer. Roland himself wields that bow, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, historical fiction, Inness Legacy, military, Plantagenet England, Robin Hood, Wayne Grant
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A Morbid Taste for Bones
A brother at the monastery lies abed ranting and raving: the man who volunteered to watch him through the night falls asleep and wakes with a vision, one of a blessed saint who promising healing to the afflicted brother if … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, Ellis Peters, historical fiction, mystery, Wales
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No King, No Country
Will Inness fought for Parliament and Cromwell, but now he’s a wanted man. His crime was speaking up for his men, who were owed back pay, and pleading that they be given some land in the country for which they … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, Colonial America, English Civil War, historical fiction, Inness Legacy, naval, Wayne Grant
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The Club
I have an interest in men’s clubs dating back to reading Around the World in 80 Days and The Time Traveler as a kid, and I have no idea why. Boys like clubs and clubhouses as a rule, I think, … Continue reading
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Tagged Britain, history, literature, Of Boys and Men, social history
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Life Below Stairs
If, like me, you became interested in the goings-on of English servants via Downton Abbey, Alison Maloney opens with a word of caution. Many servants didn’t work in small armies at places like Highclere Castle. Instead, they were thoroughly leavened … Continue reading
The Royal Society
Over ten years ago I devoured a history of science series by Ray Spangenburg and Diane Kit Moser that played a large part establishing my basic adult understanding of science. While reading it, I was particularly fascinated by the role … Continue reading
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