Life, Death and Vanilla Slices 2 (Pages 41 - 114)

 

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New Book - Life, Death and Vanilla Slices by Jenny Eclair (Pages 1 - 41)

 

First Published: January 1, 2012

The book alternates between two points of view: Anne's and Jean's. 

New Book - The Boscombe Valley Mystery - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 4 - by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

RATING: GOOD

First Published: October 1, 1891

Watson gets a note from Sherlock Holmes, asking him to accompany him on a trip to solve a mystery.

Shot With Crimson - Characters

 

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Shot With Crimson - Facts

 The book starts in the summer 1917. The narrator is Daphne du Maurier when she was a young girl and visited Milton Hall, the house that inspired her idea of Manderley.

Shot With Crimson 4 - The End (Pages 190 - end)

 

RATING: GOOD

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Shot With Crimson 3 (Pages 54 - 190)

 

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Shot With Crimson 2 (Pages 17 - 54)

 

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New Book - Shot With Crimson - Josephine Tey 11 - by Nicola Upson (Pages 1 - 17)

 

First Published: November 7, 2023

The book starts in 1917. 

Golden Age Ladies: Women Who shaped the Courts of Henry VIII and Francis I - 4 The End (Pages 141 - end)

 

After Anne Boleyn's execution, Lancelot de Carle wrote a poem about her life and death, which  upset Henry VIII. Lancelot de Carle (also Carles) (c. 1508 – July 1568), Bishop of Riez, was a French scholar, poet and diplomat. Carle was an eyewitness to the trial and execution of Anne Boleyn, Queen consort of Henry VIII, and shortly afterwards, he wrote a poem detailing her life and the circumstances surrounding her death.

Golden Age Ladies: Women Who shaped the Courts of Henry VIII and Francis I - 3 (Pages 107 - 141)

 

Margaret, Francis I's sister, married Henry D'Albret, Count of Bearn and King of Navarre, and she became the queen of Navarre. In her previous marriage she had not had children, so she thought she was barren, but Margaret had two children, a daughter, Jeane D'Albret, and a boy who died. 

Golden Age Ladies: Women Who shaped the Courts of Henry VIII and Francis I - 2 (Pages 32 - 107)

 

Francis I became king after Louis XII's death. Francis I (12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis XII, who died without a legitimate son.

New Book - Golden Age Ladies: Women Who shaped the Courts of Henry VIII and Francis I by Sylvia Barbara Soberton (Pages 1 - 32)

 

First Published: April 30, 2016

The first woman whose life is described in the book is Louise de Savoy, mother of Francis I. Louise of Savoy (11 September 1476 – 22 September 1531) was a French noble and regent, Duchess suo jure of Auvergne and Bourbon, Duchess of Nemours and the mother of King Francis I and Marguerite of Navarre.