Joliffe The Player (2 books in series)
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English
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review 1: Frazer's strength is the historical contextualizing of her medieval mysteries. This one does that well. Seventh in the Joliffe series, it is set in Coventry, England, in 1438, as Joliffe joins the preparations for the annual Corpus Christi cycle of plays, performed on carts and...
language
English
author
review 1: Fifth in this series by an author of fifteenth century mysteries good at giving cultural and social details of the historical context. In this one, Joliffe is sent to France, the city of Rouen, where he becomes immersed in the intrigues of the household of Lady Jacquetta, Duches...