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Dispensation of Death (Knights Templar #23)
by
Michael Jecks (Goodreads Author)
It's January 1325 and England is a hotbed of paranoia under the reign of the increasingly unpredictable King Edward II and his lover, Sir Hugh le Despenser. When the QueenBaldwin and Simon soon realize that uncovering the truth can be a deadly affair.
Hardcover, 416 pages
Published
September 28th 2007
by Headline Book Publishing
(first published March 1st 2007)
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This was the first book where I had to get into the politics of the day from the perspective of London. It was hard to move my characters from their homes in Devon, but it was important to show how the King and his adviser, Hugh Despenser, were ruling the nation. Despenser was, in effect, running the country in the King's name, and abusing it as though he was in charge of a massive protection racket.
It was thoroughly enjoyable to write. I was able to take the example of a poor woman i...more
It was thoroughly enjoyable to write. I was able to take the example of a poor woman i...more
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Now our duo are aging, both have families, and much to lose if they anger the wrong man! Both, however, are far from London and the mess that is the monarchy of the time - King Edward II, his lover the Despenser, his wife Isabella.
We are treated to a tale which puts Isabella in a favourable light, of course this may be author's bias, but the Church's stand on sodomy is such that the King has put his soul in jeopardy, he is happy to do the bidding of his lover. The...more
Now our duo are aging, both have families, and much to lose if they anger the wrong man! Both, however, are far from London and the mess that is the monarchy of the time - King Edward II, his lover the Despenser, his wife Isabella.
We are treated to a tale which puts Isabella in a favourable light, of course this may be author's bias, but the Church's stand on sodomy is such that the King has put his soul in jeopardy, he is happy to do the bidding of his lover. The...more
This is the twenty-third book in Jecks' series of medieval mysteries which makes it the largest I have read. Set in the in the early fourteenth century, they are particularly faithful to history which makes them all the more exciting. This time the protagonists, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill, an ex Templar and Keeper of the King's Peace in Devon and his longtime friend Simon Puttock, Bailiff to the Abbot of Tavistock, are deep in the intrigue of the Court of King Edward II and his sinister advisor ...more
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Michael Jecks is a writer of historical mystery novels. The son of an Actuary, and the youngest of four brothers, he worked in the computer industry before becoming a novelist full time in 1994
He is the author of the internationally popular Templar series, perhaps the longest crime series written by a living author. Unusually, the series looks again at actual events and murders commit...more
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He is the author of the internationally popular Templar series, perhaps the longest crime series written by a living author. Unusually, the series looks again at actual events and murders commit...more
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