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Sto caricando le informazioni... The bastard king (originale 1974; edizione 1974)di Jean Plaidy
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Marguerite, la hija mayor del conde de Provenza, se había casado con un rey de Francia, y ahora su hermana Eleanor está decidida a hacer una boda igual de grandiosa. La buena fortuna y la astucia le traen a Enrique de Inglaterra. Un esposo bueno y generoso pero un rey débil, gobierna una nación que aún recuerda a su padre cruel y tonto, el rey Juan. Mientras Enrique colma de regalos a su nueva esposa, su extravagancia lo obliga a imponer impuestos cada vez mayores sobre la tierra, y el espectro de la revuelta pronto se cierne sobre él. Para Simón de Montfort, el aventurero que dará a Inglaterra su primer verdadero parlamento, la casa del destino está al alcance de su mano. This novel based on King William I of England, aka William the Bastard, aka William Duke of Normandy, aka William the Conqueror, had me hooked from start to finish. Ms Plaidy opens the tale before William’s birth, showing how his parents met and why he was destined to be baseborn. I’m glad the author did this, as I knew nothing of these earlier events. I love the way we get to see William grow up, evolve into one of the all-time great generals, and see him right through to his death. Despite some of the harsh – or even horrific – actions he undertook or ordered, I found him likeable. Along with William himself, I especially liked the author’s portrayal of the “bastard’s” parents and of his wife, Matilda of Flanders. It’s hard to review this book for anything else specific because I found it to be a continual flow of engaging narrative. Thus, the best thing I can recommend to anyone considering reading it, is to read it. A regal read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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