All Saints Day and an utter rogue

I hope you all will understand if I am not on Facebook as much for a while. Between the stressful deadline for Ransom and the heartbreaking aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, I may have to limit my time here, at least for a while. Please send good wishes, prayers, and positive vibes to all those whose lives were turned upside down by this monster storm.
November 1st was a very important medieval holiday, All Saints Day. It was also the date in 1179 that Richard’s nemesis, Philippe Capet, was crowned King of France. Since everyone knows my view of Philippe if they’ve read Devil’s Brood or Lionheart, I don’t really have much to say about him today. November 1st was also the birthday in 1500 of one of the more remarkable men of the Renaissance, the talented goldsmith and sculptor, Benvenuto Cellini. His work was bought by kings, popes, and cardinals, but he was a total rogue. Luckily for us, he wrote a fascinating and shameless autobiography about his thoroughly disreputable life, which included murders and rapes and God only knows what else. There is no better way to time-travel back to sixteenth century Florence than to read his life’s story. You can get it for your Kindles at only $3.99, and paperback copies are also very reasonably priced. Check it out here. http://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-B...