(It has nothing to do with the Angevins, nor Britain - it's set in the imaginary miniscule Italian state of Monte Guano - but was apparently inspired by The Lion in Winter)
Matrix by Lauren Groff is an excellent read and Eleanor is a great antagonistic force in it. I read it shortly after watching The Lion In Winter and was absolutely delighted by the MCU of it all
I will probably get onto Penman if I ever continue this series, but the Welsh Trilogy that opens with the 'Death of King John' and gets me through full arc of Simon de Montfort, then Edward I re-conquering Wales, then to 1283, right on the border of 'Braveheart' and 'Outlaw King'.
I *hope* there is a Robinless Robin Hood out there, it seems the kind of thing that should exist, but have not found it myself. Let me know if you do.
IMO, and it hurts me to say this because I probably read Here Be Dragons more than any other book at a certain point in my teens, the Plantagenet stuff is stronger. Especially the Richard I material. Of course this may just be me as a Richard I fan.
Now do (BBC radio sitcom) The Leopard in Autumn!
(It has nothing to do with the Angevins, nor Britain - it's set in the imaginary miniscule Italian state of Monte Guano - but was apparently inspired by The Lion in Winter)
Clearly implies The Tiger In Spring and The Puma In Summer.
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I'm assuming the leopard is a nod to Il Gattopardo.
Matrix by Lauren Groff is an excellent read and Eleanor is a great antagonistic force in it. I read it shortly after watching The Lion In Winter and was absolutely delighted by the MCU of it all
I need to go re-re-re-re-watch Lion now, and also watch Beckett, and then trawl YouTube for Scott Robin-less Hood. Thank you for the reminder!
You might enjoy Sharon Kay Penman’s Angevin novels, which are long (5 of them at 800+ pages each) but excellent.
I will probably get onto Penman if I ever continue this series, but the Welsh Trilogy that opens with the 'Death of King John' and gets me through full arc of Simon de Montfort, then Edward I re-conquering Wales, then to 1283, right on the border of 'Braveheart' and 'Outlaw King'.
I *hope* there is a Robinless Robin Hood out there, it seems the kind of thing that should exist, but have not found it myself. Let me know if you do.
IMO, and it hurts me to say this because I probably read Here Be Dragons more than any other book at a certain point in my teens, the Plantagenet stuff is stronger. Especially the Richard I material. Of course this may just be me as a Richard I fan.
I’d recommend Robin and Marion. Connery and Hepburn respectively. Harris as Richard, Shaw as the Sheriff.
A tremendous representation of the foolishness of combat at the end as the old, now old, enemies huff and exhaust each other.
I have seen and it is an excellent film. But I am not getting any deeper into Robin Hood! I must move on!