tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post9069539822757229817..comments2023-10-29T16:02:17.355+00:00Comments on Historical Tapestry: Why I think the Plantagenets Trump the Tudors by Anne Easter SmithMarghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-6873049690487589802013-10-10T03:18:28.118+01:002013-10-10T03:18:28.118+01:00Ironically my favourite Plantagenets, are the unpo...Ironically my favourite Plantagenets, are the unpopular ones (though I do find most of them interesting, such as Edward I & III, Henry V and Richard III) but my favs are Matilda, Henry II and John I, with Richard I being someone I am truly repulsed by and finding rather tedious and pathetic/pitiful as a monarch.<br />I find the founders of the Plantagenet household to be the most fascinating, and would love to see them on the big screen, in particular Henry II and John I, whom were two of the most prominents monarches in English history, with Henry creating the Norman empire and the basis for France, and John creating the administration system, the naval system and the judicial system in some ways of England. I would love to see these men and women on the big screen (even if it means seeing Richard or Eleanor of Aquitaine), they have so much more to offer than say Henry VIII's mindless tantrums or more crap being piled on the Borgias (who were no worse and no better than their predecessors and successors).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330594255120652027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-90076588562944120822013-07-24T22:37:05.724+01:002013-07-24T22:37:05.724+01:00You have nothing to fear from Gregory. Her writing...You have nothing to fear from Gregory. Her writing is formulaic. Her first book was fine - though I personally feel she took a little too much artistic license with history... <br />However, everything that followed her first success was scripted and dull.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-84313895591280409342011-03-24T19:21:05.172+00:002011-03-24T19:21:05.172+00:00And lest we forget, Josephine Tey's wonderful ...And lest we forget, Josephine Tey's wonderful "A Daughter of Time," which first convinced me Ricky Three got a bum rap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-57383572138162903092011-03-19T16:47:29.649+00:002011-03-19T16:47:29.649+00:00I love Anne Easter Smith's books and I credit ...I love Anne Easter Smith's books and I credit her for making me fall in love with Richard III. I read "A Rose for the Crown" 2x's and then passed it on to a friend, but I may have to snatch it back because I love reading it so much. I am reading "The King's Grace" right now and can not put it down.Cortneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707208163216287422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-70934773281669263642011-03-19T16:43:27.290+00:002011-03-19T16:43:27.290+00:00Anne, I fell in love with The Plantagenets a long ...Anne, I fell in love with The Plantagenets a long time ago when I first saw The Lion in Winter. I've read a great deal of fiction and non-fiction about them every since. I'm a card carrying Ricardian, and I would much rather read about Henry III's sister Eleanor and Simon de Montfort than Henry Tudor any day. I'm glad that other authors and readers are discovering them as well. After all The Plantagenet dynasty lasted a heck of a lot longer than The Tudors. Heck they even inspired Shakespeare!Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-45006016497688234362011-03-19T12:13:06.868+00:002011-03-19T12:13:06.868+00:00I only recently started to read about the Plantage...I only recently started to read about the Plantagenets - because I am on Tudor overload. They have quite the fascinating stories too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-62395273590541980452011-03-18T17:05:22.313+00:002011-03-18T17:05:22.313+00:00Here here. Plantagenets rule, Tudors drool! I'...Here here. Plantagenets rule, Tudors drool! I'm so tired of how the Tudors have hijacked historical fiction over the past few years. Now it seems that the Borgias are the new Tudors. I can only hope the Plantagenets will stage a come back.Carriehttp://www.carrieuffindell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-39703049949522581792011-03-18T06:13:47.271+00:002011-03-18T06:13:47.271+00:00I too was thoroughly annoyed when Philippa Gregory...I too was thoroughly annoyed when Philippa Gregory started trespassing on 'our' territory. Her "The White Queen" was a real potboiler, obviously written with a text book and Rosemary Hawley Jarman's "The King's Grey Mare" propped in front of her. But it is encouraging that even Gregory is obviously sick of the boring, boring, overdone Tudors. Plantagets rule!Meredith Whitfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-16611959429318217732011-03-18T04:42:06.115+00:002011-03-18T04:42:06.115+00:00I agree with you entirely. having been taught Engl...I agree with you entirely. having been taught English history by Irish nuns, I didn't have much interest in the period when I was young. My interest was ignited when I spent three weeks researching in and around Westminster Abbey in 2007 for a children's novel I was planning which involved the ghost of Edward V. Now I am teaching a course on the War of the Roses.<br /><br />JillJillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-82092085669882091662011-03-18T04:08:06.521+00:002011-03-18T04:08:06.521+00:00Great post! While I love the Tudors, I have been b...Great post! While I love the Tudors, I have been branching out and have been thoroughly entranced with Eleanor of Aquitaine of late. Fascinating woman! <br /><br />On a side note, my friend is sending me Anne's book, The King's Grace. Can't wait to get it!Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-29404230940253509942011-03-18T01:47:07.584+00:002011-03-18T01:47:07.584+00:00I will admit, I know little about the Plantagenet....I will admit, I know little about the Plantagenet. But, that just means I must roll up my sleeves and read!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317813419161397510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944570901299649958.post-16263502009435429952011-03-18T00:32:32.206+00:002011-03-18T00:32:32.206+00:00I agree with you completely! The Plantaganets are ...I agree with you completely! The Plantaganets are so much more interesting than the Tudors. There is no comparison between Eleanor of Aquitaine and Elizabeth I. Great post. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524904044277181504noreply@blogger.com