A tragic king and a jaw-dropping mistake

On December 6th, 1421, the future King Henry VI was born. His was a sad life, stalked by tragedy and mental illness, ending in murder. There is not much else to say. R.I.P, Henry.
I really enjoyed the responses to my Christmas song post yesterday. It is nice to know that I am not alone in my obsession! I forgot to mention the worst offense of all, though. I don’t even know the title of this song, but it commits an unpardonable sin. It turns Christmas into a verb! So the singer warbles on about “Christmasing with you” and I can only shudder every time it invades my space.
The world lost a gifted music-maker yesterday with the death of the jazz great, Dave Brubeck. And below is an unbelievable story from France in which an 18th century chateau was bull-dozed by mistake! Now I am about to plunge into the next chapter, but once Richard humiliates Philippe yet again, I will re-surface. These defeats he is inflicting upon the French king will not end the war, but Richard is enjoying them enormously. Philippe, not so much.
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Published on December 06, 2012 06:42
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message 1: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Martin I love the details in your books. Please Write about King Richard who did not kill the princes in the tower--Henry had more reasons to do so than Richard.
patricia martin
baltimore MD


message 2: by Sharon (new)

Sharon Hi, Patricia. I already did so. My first novel, The Sunne in Splendour, is about Richard III, and it is is sympathetic portrayal, as I do not believe Richard killed his nephews either.


message 3: by RJay (last edited Dec 13, 2012 12:46PM) (new)

RJay Re: Richard and Philippe - I am still amazed at how much "politics" affected the battle strategy! From all I read, with all the infighting, what a holy mess! Literally. At least now when multiple forces go to war, there is a cohesive strategy and the generals don't undermine each other - at least lets hope not!
Can't wait to read more on Richard!


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