The Winter Mantle

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Normandy 1067 William may have conquered England, but it is a conquest of a different kind that one English earl has in mind.Fresh from his defeat of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy has returned home in triumph, accompanied by the English nobles he cannot trust to leave behind For Waltheof of Huntington, however, rebellion is not at the forefr Download The Winter Mantle – kino-fada.fr The first axiom Elizabeth Chadwick s historical fictions are well researched, nicely balanced between historical details and an engaging story The way she describes scenes causes I feel I am there, like I was in a room or on the battlefield.The second axiom She creates interesting characters With strengths and shortcomings, of flesh and blood And it applies all characters, main, supporting and episodic.Here we have two main pairs.The first story was rather sad Waltheof was a truly good man The first axiom Elizabeth Chadwick s historical fictions are well researched, nicely balanced between historical details and an engaging story The way she describes scenes causes I feel I am there, like I was in a room or on the battlefield.The second axiom She creates interesting characters With strengths and shortcomings, of flesh and blood And it applies all characters, main, supporting and episodic.Here we have two main pairs.The first story was rather sad Waltheof was a truly good man One couldn t dislike him He was cheerful and sympathetic and he fell in love deeply I think almost every woman wants to be loved so much But sometimes love it s not enough Sometimes people differs from each other too much Sometimes the world crushes good people He took every man and woman as he found them, and in the end his trust was his downfall H...I love medieval historical fiction and this is another good one from Elizabeth Chadwick Totally believable, apart from the way both the women in the story are teenage virgins when they marry and despite having to be deflowered on their wedding nights and have the bloody sheet displayed the next morning, their warrior husbands one Saxon, one Norman are considerate and skillful lovers who bring them to orgasm first time they are penetrated ...I have read almost all of her books, and I do like how she take characters that makes you want to read .In this one we have Judith, she is the niece of William the Conqueror, and she married a Dane Englisman, Earl Waltheof We get to see those big events, and we are also on the side, which I liked You do not have to be in the middle of things to get the picture.Judith, oh she was nice and turned into a bit of a shrew Waltheof was nice, but did not really see the big picture.But yes I thoug I have read almost all of her books, and I do like how she take characters that makes you want to read .In this one we have Judith, she is the niece of William the Conqueror,...I m not sure what it is about Elizabeth Chadwick s work, but it never fails to mesmerize me, and transport me back in time When I purchased this book I was not aware that it was one that I had obviously had missed somewhere along the path of reading Ms Chadwick s work It was originally published in 2002 I can t imagine that I would have forgotten reading it when it was new This book follows the path of William of Normandy and begins with the year 1067 following the great Battle of Hastings I m not sure what it is about Elizabeth Chadwick s work, but it never fails to mesmerize me, and transport me back in time When I purchased this book I was not aware that it was one that I had obviously had missed somewhere along the path of reading Ms Chadwick s work It was originally published in 2002 I can t imagine that I would have forgotten reading it when it was new This book follows the path of William of Normandy and begins with the year 1067 following the great Battle of Hastings William the Conqueror is establishing his rule over Britain, and in doing so retains custody of many captured nobles, E...The Winter Mantle begins in 1067 after The Conquest as Waltheof of Huntingdon and several other English nobles are kept under William s close eye in Normandy Waltheof desires William s haughty niece Judith and is torn between making his peace with William and pressing suit for her hand or participating in further rebellion against the Norman conquerors After one rebellion in the north fails, William forgives Waltheof and marries him to Judith, although she is torn between pride in her Norman a The Winter Mantle begins in 1067 after The Conquest as Waltheof of Huntingdon and several other English nobles are kept under William s close eye in Normandy Waltheof desires William s haughty niece Judith and is torn between making his peace with William and pressing suit for her hand or participating in further rebellion against the Norman conquerors After one rebellion in the north fails, William forgives Waltheof and marries him to Judith, although she is torn between pride in her Norman ancestry and desire for her husband, and this eventually leads to discord in the marriage Waltheof allows himself to be convinces to participate in one last attempt at overthrowing William, a...Set in 1067, with the Norman Conquest of England still a fresh and bleeding wound, this is the story of William the Conqueror s niece, Judith, and her marriage to the English nobleman Waltheof of Huntington The story can be broken down into two parts, the first comprising of Waltheof and Judith s stormy relationship and the second part skipping forward a generation Their daughter, Matilda, marries a man from her parent s past, Simon de Senlis Their marriage is very different to Judith and Wal Set in 1067, with the Norman Conquest of England still a fresh and bleeding wound, this is the story of William the Conqueror s niece, Judith, and her marriage to the English nobleman Waltheof of Huntington The story can be broken down into two parts, the first comprising of Waltheof and Judith s stormy relationship and the second part skipping forward a generation Their daughter, Matilda, marries a man from her parent s past, Simon de Senlis Their marriage is very different to Judith and Waltheof s, especially since Matilda strives to make it so She is haunted by the ghost of her father and the failure of her parent s marriage and Matilda must learn to live with the past in order to create a better future for herself.Just because this isn t one of my favourite Elizabeth Chadwick novels does not mean that it is not a beautifully written novel Ms Chadwick is a bri...Seriously, Elizabeth Chadwick pushes all my historical happy buttons and this one made me do a happy dance She s got such a wonderful way of bringing these characters to life, flaws and all Chadwick would make one hell of a history teacher And while I loved reading about the medieval period, I still wouldn t want to live in it Okay, maybe somewhere like Constantinople or parts of the East where they did practice decent medicine and sanitation On the other hand, all the strictures placed on Seriously, Elizabeth Chadwick pushes all my historical happy buttons and this one made me do a happy dance She s got such a wonderful way of bringing these characters to life, flaws and all Chadwick would make one hell of a history teacher And while I loved reading about the medieval period, I still wouldn t want to live in it Okay, maybe somewhere like Constantinople or parts of the East where they did practice decent medicine and sanit...4.5 5Oh no, I only have a couple of EC books left to read4.5 stars Elizabeth Chadwick is such a great storyteller that you don t even realize how much history you re learning as you read her books Her earliest historical novels have as their protagonists fictional characters living in well researched and well described Medieval England Herrecent, such as Lady of the English, have real historical characters and she makes them come alive by filling in gaps in the historical accounts with well thought out speculations that don t clash with esta 4.5 stars Elizabeth Chadwick is such a great storyteller that you don t even realize how much history you re learning as you read her books Her earliest historical novels have as their protagonists fictional characters living in well resea...A decent historical fiction from the 11th century It follows two different sets of characters The first is of Waltheof of Huntington a Norman captive and his love of Judith, the niece of William the conqueror The second set of characters is their daughter Matilda and Simon de Senlis I read this book quickly and even though it was a long book the pages did flow I only gave it a 3 rating because I just didn t love the story I especially didn t like Judith and the way things ended with her an A decent historical fiction from the 11th century It follows two different sets of characters The first is of Waltheof of Huntington a Norman captive and his love of Judith, the niece of William the conqueror The second set of characters is their daughter Matilda and Simon de Senlis I read this book quickly and even though it was a long book the pages did flow I only gave it a 3 rating because I just didn t love t...

The Winter Mantle
  • English
  • 02 November 2017
  • Paperback
  • 512 pages
  • 0751529583
  • Elizabeth Chadwick
  • The Winter Mantle