tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post2136160354828124593..comments2023-11-12T09:52:42.825-05:00Comments on Medieval Woman: Blogging with Historical Novelist Susan Higginbotham: The Duke of Suffolk Has an Accident, And Odds and EndsSusan Higginbothamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-33018776207801250382009-09-30T08:03:08.904-04:002009-09-30T08:03:08.904-04:00I concur about Duke Humphrey about whom I have dee...I concur about Duke Humphrey about whom I have deep dark thoughts - he's already under suspicion for being behind the death of his elder brother John of Bedford -Ist husband of Jacquette. Humphrey was power-mad even going so far as to bring in a law without John's consent to prevent their sister-in-law Catherine de Valois from marrying Edmund Beaufort - this was before Owen Tudor - because he didn't want his half brother to become Henry VI's stepfather. His other problem was not being fit enough even to be in charge of a castle never mind a kingdom and it was all his fault that the war in France went so badly wrong.<br /><br />Thanks for the bit about the Snuggie. We have a distributor in the UK and it solves my problem for my daughter's Christmas present - ideal for someone who spends the wee hours hunched over her laptop. Think I might treat myself as well - the price of energy this side of the pond is astronomic!trish wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292123010612021866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-46524449118636486142009-09-29T13:01:30.827-04:002009-09-29T13:01:30.827-04:00Marie, I'll try my best!
Gabriele, now I have...Marie, I'll try my best!<br /><br />Gabriele, now I have to go back to work thinking of Suffolk/Benoit slash! (And Suffolk was young and probably still in pretty good shape at the time. No--must get back to work!)Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-61555141044138464972009-09-29T12:38:13.517-04:002009-09-29T12:38:13.517-04:00You know such a scene would invite Suffolk/Benoit ...You know such a scene would invite Suffolk/Benoit slash, right? :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-26611073033880233992009-09-29T08:44:32.470-04:002009-09-29T08:44:32.470-04:00Fun tidbit about the ceiling, I hope it fits into ...Fun tidbit about the ceiling, I hope it fits into your storyline =)<br />And I second Allie re:Michelle Moran, I was very surprised how much I enjoyed it.BurtonReview https://www.blogger.com/profile/15113347274782450564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-85597633143936190912009-09-29T08:10:35.355-04:002009-09-29T08:10:35.355-04:00Trish, I know what you mean! Like getting informat...Trish, I know what you mean! Like getting information on Pez dispensers when I Google "Despenser."<br /><br />Carla, in the spirit of #9, I would finger Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester as the culprit. It would certainly explain later events handily!Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-10714823154989099852009-09-29T07:48:53.203-04:002009-09-29T07:48:53.203-04:00Following Rule #9 in your previous post, who knock...Following Rule #9 in your previous post, who knocked the roof down on his head?Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-48888186620779161102009-09-28T06:43:08.321-04:002009-09-28T06:43:08.321-04:00Here's one I hope will make you laugh Sue. I ...Here's one I hope will make you laugh Sue. I decided to broaden my horizons on the De la Pole family, typed in 'De La Pole' in the BL Catalogue search and up came 70 titles all in French about expeditions to the North Pole!trish wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292123010612021866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-72632621970885625562009-09-27T15:04:57.772-04:002009-09-27T15:04:57.772-04:00Thanks, Allie! Yes, I'm looking forward to key...Thanks, Allie! Yes, I'm looking forward to keyboarding in my Snuggie!<br /><br />Thanks, Caroline, and welcome! Boswell is a cairn. He's my sweetie.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-66708695944364940712009-09-27T13:50:06.145-04:002009-09-27T13:50:06.145-04:00Great post! Hope you enjoy your snuggie. Boswell...Great post! Hope you enjoy your snuggie. Boswell is just adorable...I'm a big terrier fan and grew up with two (cream colored) Cairns. I can't tell for sure from the picture...is Boswell a Cairn or a Yorkie?Caroline Coopersmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-24664954195269169332009-09-27T13:39:32.996-04:002009-09-27T13:39:32.996-04:00Susan, that is a great tidbit on the Duke of Suffo...Susan, that is a great tidbit on the Duke of Suffolk! The imagery that such a scene conjures is straight out of a cartoon. I couldn't help but snicker as I read that. I just finished <i>Cleopatra's Daughter</i>; my review is up on my site and I'm also interviewing Michelle this coming week. I quite enjoyed the novel! Michelle Moran is great at writing about ancient time periods; I look forward to her novel on Madame Tussauda. It will be interesting to see how she tackles the 18th century.<br /><br />My sisters both have snuggies--I've told them I'm very jealous and I want one for myself! It is now on my birthday wishlist, among the multitude of books I'm also asking for from my family. One of my pet peeves in the winter months is the act of trying to read while snuggling up under a blanket...it never works because the pages can't turn themselves! I have a feeling that whomever thought to invent such a blanket just <i>must</i> be an avid reader!Allie ~ Hist-Fic Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146943476204000055noreply@blogger.com