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4.0
‘When I was but ten years old, and of no significance at all, he appointed me to be a Lady of the Garter, a very great honour indeed.’
In this novel, Mr Wainwright takes us back to the fourteenth century to meet Constance of York, a cousin of King Richard II of England. Summoned to the court to attend Richard’s wife, Anne of Bohemia, Constance is well placed to witness the times, events and people surrounding the king. Richard is still a minor; England is threatened by the French and civil strife is brewing.
Set before ‘Within the Fetterlock’, ‘Walking Among Lions’ introduces us to a much younger Constance, clearly fond of her cousin and his wife. The court, with its scheming lords seeking to remove the king’s advisors and friends cannot have been a happy place.
Alas, I have forgotten much of the detail of the history of this period. And now I want to read more about the aptly named Merciless Parliament.
If fourteenth century English history interest you, then I recommend both ‘Walking Among Lions’ and (if you can find a copy) ‘Within the Fetterlock’. I am looking forward to a continuation of Constance of York’s story in (what I hope will be) Mr Wainwright’s next novel.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
In this novel, Mr Wainwright takes us back to the fourteenth century to meet Constance of York, a cousin of King Richard II of England. Summoned to the court to attend Richard’s wife, Anne of Bohemia, Constance is well placed to witness the times, events and people surrounding the king. Richard is still a minor; England is threatened by the French and civil strife is brewing.
Set before ‘Within the Fetterlock’, ‘Walking Among Lions’ introduces us to a much younger Constance, clearly fond of her cousin and his wife. The court, with its scheming lords seeking to remove the king’s advisors and friends cannot have been a happy place.
Alas, I have forgotten much of the detail of the history of this period. And now I want to read more about the aptly named Merciless Parliament.
If fourteenth century English history interest you, then I recommend both ‘Walking Among Lions’ and (if you can find a copy) ‘Within the Fetterlock’. I am looking forward to a continuation of Constance of York’s story in (what I hope will be) Mr Wainwright’s next novel.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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