Gemma Hollman
Autor(a) de Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England
About the Author
Gemma Hollman has a Master's degree in Medieval History from the University of York. She runs the Just History Posts blog and has written for the British Numismatic Journal among other magazines. She lives in England.
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- Obras
- 3
- Membros
- 119
- Popularidade
- #166,388
- Avaliação
- 3.5
- Críticas
- 5
- ISBN
- 13
First is Joan of Navarre, Queen Dowager of England. Fascinating woman. She is accused of witchcraft by her step-son Henry V. She is not imprisoned, but rather has her lands and assets seized to help pay for his war in France. She continues to live in comfort under house arrest, and then released upon his death.
Next is Eleanor Cobham, who has an adulterous affair with Joan's stepson Humphrey, eventually becoming his wife! But in 1431, Roger Bolingbroke, a clerk in Eleanor's household, is on trial for "witchcraft on Eleanor's orders." She's charged by Humphrey's enemies as a witch and co-conspirator to murder Henry VI. She isn't executed, but her fate is heartbreaking.
Finally there's Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Eleanor's sister-in-law and her daughter Elizabeth Woodville. Jacquetta had scandalously married Richard Woodville and in turn, Elizabeth shockingly marries the new Edward IV. But in a deadly game of thrones, Richard killed, Edward captured, Elizabeth put under house arrest and Jacquetta is accused of witchcraft. Of course, the most terrifying enemy of all would turn out to be Richard III.
I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. It's got all the royal drama you'd expect combined with the political machinations of the Hundred Years War and the War of the Roses. It definitely rekindled my love for the subject!… (mais)