Audiobook Review / Medieval Woman: Village Life in the Middle Ages
It's hard to really comprehend what life was like before central heating, boilers, regular baths and cars, but this book is probably the...
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Apr 9, 2018
Book Review / The Black Prince: England's Greatest Warrior by Michael Jones
I loved this book. I love the reassessment of the Black Prince's personality and re-evaluation of the Sack of Limoges. I went to see a...
Feb 4, 2018
Book Review / A Knight and His Castle
If you’re wondering how to write a history non-fiction which is almost impossible to put down, then Ewart Oakeshott’s books are...
Oct 24, 2017
Book Review / Katherine
It's got dated language, idealised versions of the characters whose lives I know better now, and Katherine, though one of my favourite...
Jul 2, 2017
Book Review / The Organization of War Under Edward III
I wasn’t sure exactly what I was going to get out of this book, and whether it was going to a kind of war-by-numbers like the brilliant...
May 8, 2017
Book Review / Trial by Battle: The Hundred Years War, Volume 1
I don't think there can be much more to add to reviews of this book across the internet. It is pretty much a step-by-step of the long and...
Nov 12, 2016
Book Review / The Greatest Traitor The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, Ruler of England 1327-1330
One of my favourite history books – and books in general – of all time (which is why this review is so long), The Greatest Traitor turned...
Oct 25, 2016
Book Review / Medieval Intrigue: Decoding Royal Conspiracies
I started with Ian Mortimer's books back with The Greatest Traitor, and so was well familiar with his Edward II faked-death scenario...
May 5, 2016
Book Review / The Scandalous Duchess
I haven’t read any other Anne O’Brien books, so I have no basis for comparison against other works. I’m personally not a fan of...
Apr 27, 2016
Book Review / A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry
"And they are dressed in such an indecent way that that which everyone ought to be most ashamed to show is what they show all the time to...
Apr 10, 2016
Book Review / The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine #1)
At approximately 3/5 through I cannot go on. There is basically nothing left to compel me to care anymore. I don't like any of these...
Jan 14, 2016
Book Review / The Secrets of Jin-Shei (Jin-Shei #1)
I really did want to like this book. All (10!) lead characters were female so the dynamic seemed interesting. It was set in an historical...
May 26, 2014
Book Review / Silence: A Thirteenth Century French Romance
This version is translated a little too colloquially in parts for my taste, and not edited brilliantly, but that too can be forgiven,...
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