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Tag Archives: Hundred Years War
The Blooding
Master of War: The Blooding© 2013 David Gilman512 pages Thomas Blackstone is a free man, a stonemason who learned his trade alongside his deaf-mute brother Richard. When Richard is accused of raping and killing a young woman, the price for … Continue reading
Saint Joan
Saint Joan© 1924 George Bernard Shaw160 pages In the darkest hour of the Hundred Years War, a teenage girl re-inspired both a defeated nation and a despondent king to fight again for what was … Continue reading
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The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses© 1996 Alison Weir496 pages The wars of the roses sounds like a gardening contest run amok, but no genteel horticulturists were involved. The strange appellation refers to a series of dynastic crises in 15th century … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Weir, Britain, history, Hundred Years War, Medieval, military, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, Wars of the Roses
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The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc © 1896 Mark Twain 455 pages In 1428, a young French teenager arrived at the court of Robert Baudricourt and announced that she and he were to be allies in … Continue reading
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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc: A Spiritual Biography© 1998 Siobhan Nash-Marshall176 pages In 1429, France in her darkest hour was startled by the sudden appearance of a shining star — a teenage girl from a minor village, wielding a standard and claiming … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, France, history, Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc, Medieval
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