tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post5839278598591449803..comments2023-11-12T09:52:42.825-05:00Comments on Medieval Woman: Blogging with Historical Novelist Susan Higginbotham: The Thistle and the Rose by Jean PlaidySusan Higginbothamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-85733592357922961472008-05-19T20:23:00.000-04:002008-05-19T20:23:00.000-04:00Wow, those are some bad covers - the Australian ve...Wow, those are some bad covers - the Australian versions of the Jean Plaidy books (the 70s versions of them anyway) were positively dull in comparision! <BR/>Having read Madame Serpent that 50s cover art is so incredibly funny and wrong! <BR/>With regards to Margaret of Scotland, there is a non-fiction book called Sisters to the King by Maria Perry which is about both of Henry's sisters - Margaret and Mary - which was quite interesting. <BR/>Mary (who was as headstrong as Margaret) was also the subject of a Jean Plaidy book - Mary, Queen of France. <BR/>Neither of the sisters really behaved in a way that was expected of them in those times :-)MelissaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272971242737542123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-59189574140106076492008-05-08T09:23:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:23:00.000-04:00Funny thing - I just read "The Thistle and the Ros...Funny thing - I just read "The Thistle and the Rose" nonfiction by Hester Chapman (from back in the 70's I believe). I found Margaret fascinating. On a recent foray into Barnes & Noble I picked up the Plaidy novel of the same name. Now I look forward to reading it due to your review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-20254030144381851802008-05-07T10:10:00.000-04:002008-05-07T10:10:00.000-04:00Looking forward to the tacky cover! I've seen lot...Looking forward to the tacky cover! I've seen lots of Plaidy's Plantagenet novels recently, reissued - have to say I prefer the tacky older covers! Much more entertaining.Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.com