What if Richard III managed to travel in time and be prosecuted by the murder of his nephews in the 21st Century?
Of course, this is a speculative fict...moreWhat if Richard III managed to travel in time and be prosecuted by the murder of his nephews in the 21st Century?
Of course, this is a speculative fiction work but I doubt that a mixture of too many genres, namely, historical fiction, historical mystery, legal thriller, time travel and science fiction, would provide an interesting piece of work, on the contrary.
Sorry guys, I really tried hard to read this book, I just abandoned when I reached 80% of my reading, that's enough for me.(less)
FRom BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3: First performed in 1976, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire focuses on the millennial movements that erupted during the En...moreFRom BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3: First performed in 1976, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire focuses on the millennial movements that erupted during the English civil war in the 1640s. At the heart of the play is an edited dramatisation of The Putney Debates of 1647. The radical Levellers argue for liberty and universal suffrage while the military establishment stands for security and property as the basis for electoral eligibility.
From BBC Radio 4 Extra - Classical Serial: Series of plays by Mike Walker, inspired by Holinshed's Chronicles, chronicling the early years of the Plant...moreFrom BBC Radio 4 Extra - Classical Serial: Series of plays by Mike Walker, inspired by Holinshed's Chronicles, chronicling the early years of the Plantagenet dynasty.
The fourth son of Henry II never expected to succeed to the English throne. When he does, he reveals a talent for making enemies.
What happens when you decide to set the right time as 16:05h in an old clock and you are transported to the year of 1605?
This is the story of Valerie...moreWhat happens when you decide to set the right time as 16:05h in an old clock and you are transported to the year of 1605?
This is the story of Valerie Crane who, in the wake of a painful divorce, finds herself transported from 2010 to the early Seventeenth Century in England.
I liked the way the heroine sent a "message" to her living sister in the 21st century through a painting made by Joseph Blackburn.
This is the first book of the Hands of Time Trilogy.(less)
From BBC Radio 4 Extra - Afternoon Drama: The action of A King's Speech takes place on Coronation Day, 12th May 1937, and deals with King George VI's p...moreFrom BBC Radio 4 Extra - Afternoon Drama: The action of A King's Speech takes place on Coronation Day, 12th May 1937, and deals with King George VI's preparations for his evening BBC Radio broadcast to the Nation - a terrifying prospect for perhaps the most notable Briton to have suffered from a stammer.
From BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama: John Russell has been raised as an Apache. Now he's on his way to live as a white man. But when the stagecoach passe...moreFrom BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama: John Russell has been raised as an Apache. Now he's on his way to live as a white man. But when the stagecoach passengers learn who he is, they want nothing to do with him. That is, until outlaws ride down on them and they must rely on Russell to lead them out of the desert.
Not so bad but I still prefer his "roman noir" series.(less)
1- the translation is terrible, the translator could have add some notes in some terminology used at that time. He d...moreWhat should I say about this book?
1- the translation is terrible, the translator could have add some notes in some terminology used at that time. He didn't bother in doing that;
2- in my opinion, there are better roman historiques than this one even if I haven't read the whole series.
From BBC radio 4 Extra: An 18th century family saga about the wild and tormented Francis Herries, who starts a new life in Cumberland.
I MUST read the...moreFrom BBC radio 4 Extra: An 18th century family saga about the wild and tormented Francis Herries, who starts a new life in Cumberland.
I MUST read the whole printed series, no doubt about it!!(less)
From BBC radio 4 Extra: The Elizabethan playwright gets a job, hires a servant - and inherits a mystery. Ged Parsons' adventure stars Dominic Jephcott.
A good start for a New Year reading. Having watching recently the movie with Katherine Hepburn on Mary of...moreJust arrived from Germany through Bookmooch.
A good start for a New Year reading. Having watching recently the movie with Katherine Hepburn on Mary of Scotland's life, I really appreciated the plot.(less)
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