Sasson does a good job of immersing us in the conflict between England the Scots during the time of Edward the First and Robert, the Bruce. Sympathies naturally lie more with the Scots than the English whose brutal attrocities perpetrated on Scottish nobles and towns continue to resound through h...
Well done! Just finished this novel by N. Gemini Sasson. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this chapter in history through Queen Isabelle's eyes.The author did a very believable job recreating the moments: large and small that impacted the people and moved the story forward. I also enjoyed the way she...
20 Ch. 20 Edward II - Pontefract, 1322 Lancaster and Hereford. In union with the Bruce. I had suspected it even before the aborted siege on Berwick. Now I knew. Hugh Despenser and I rode at the head of a large contingent past Baghill and through the south gate of Pontefrac...