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.

New Book - A Case of Identity - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 3 - by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

First Published:  September 1, 1891

RATING: GOOD

SPOILERS!!!

Little House in the Big Woods - Characters

 

These are the characters in this book for further reference:

Little House in the Big Woods - Facts

 The little house is in the woods in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is a midwestern U.S. state with coastlines on 2 Great Lakes (Michigan and Superior) and an interior of forests and farms.

Little House in the Big Woods 2 - The End (Pages 34 - end)

 

RATING: GOOD!

SPOILERS!!!

New Book - Little House in the Big Woods - Little House 1 - by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Pages 1 - 34)

 

First Published: January 1, 1932

I am going to start reading the books which the popular TV series Little House on the Prairie are based on.

Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens 4 - The End (Pages 148 - end)

 

When Mary became queen, she felt she had an obligation to marry. The English wanted her to marry Edward Courtenay. Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (c. 1527 – 18 September 1556) was an English nobleman during the rule of the Tudor dynasty. Courtenay  became a favourite of his royal cousin Queen Mary, who greatly benefited the young man. Mary showed her young cousin considerable affection. Courtenay considered he might be the Queen's future husband.

Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens 3 (Pages 84 - 148)

 One of Jane Seymour's ladies-in-waiting was her sister-in-law, Anne Seymour. Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (née Stanhope; before 1512 – 16 April 1587) was the second wife of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset. 

Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens 2 (Pages 34 - 84)

 

In England Catherine of Aragon was isolated and living with limited means, so he kept asking her father for money for the dowry of her ladies-in-waiting, but Ferdinand of Aragon ignored her pleas. Catherine felt betrayed by Francesca de Cáceres when she deserted her to marry Francisco Grimaldi. Francisca de Cáceres fled in the night to marry Francesco Grimaldi without the consent of Catherine of Aragon.