Books by Elizabeth Chadwick
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review 1: The first part of a planned trilogy about one of history's most fascinating female characters, Eleanor of Aquitaine, this was a wonderful read by an immensely skilled historical novelist. Covering Eleanor's life from her marriage to Louis VII of France until her arrival in Engl...
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review 1: Subtittle is William Marshal Book 5. I've not read the other books in this series, but found this novel quite engaging. The focus is not on William Marshal;that goes to his young daughter Mahelt. She is setup to marry the son of another noble family to ensure stable alliances in ...
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review 1: A different take on the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine from the books by Sharon Kay Penman. Using the French spelling deliberately, Elizabeth Chadwick has used her own rigorous research methods with primary and secondary sources, and her less conventional research method, which hel...
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review 1: This novel is entertaining enough, but is too patchy in its treatment of it characters and of some historically important events to be outstanding or memorable. Of course, it is fiction, and not enough is known about any of the characters to avoid fictional conjecture, but even ...
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review 1: In The Time of Singing , Chadwick blazes to life the love story between the known medieval knight, Roger Bigod, and his wife, the former mistress of King Henry II, Ida de Tonsny. The story follows the life of Ida since her arrival into King Henry’s court and his decision to force...
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review 1: I can't quit any fiction to do with the Plantagenets even as though the last surviving offspring of the illustrious Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry of Angevin, King John is such a disappointment as a battle commander and more so as an English ruler. Also saddening is the marriage...
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review 1: Elizabeth Chadwick knows how to bring history and historical figures to life. This book about one of Henry II's wards, and his mistress, vividly describes court life. The character of Ida de Tosey comes to life as the story unfolds and she goes from a very young mistress to a mat...
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review 1: I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading more by Elizabeth Chadwick. I had no idea how prolific she was with historical fiction. And this is true historical fiction, based on real people and real events.I loved the detail and attention paid to authenticity - r...
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review 1: The Greatest Knight.THE GREATEST KNIGHTElizabeth ChadwickIn her author's note at the end of the book Chadwick comments that the life of William Marshall was so full of incident that to recount it in full detail would require thousands of pages. She adds that it has been necessary...