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. 

New Book - Great Ladies: The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens by Sylvia Barbara Soberton (Pages 1 - 34)

 

First Published: February 22, 2017

The book starts telling us about Henry VII and his wife, Elizabeht of York. Elizabeth of York (11 February 1466 – 11 February 1503) was Queen of England from her marriage to King Henry VII on 18 January 1486 until she died in 1503.

Hidden - Facts

 

Myddleton Mote, the house which is where the action takes place, is in Kent. Kent is a county in southeastern England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Greater London to the north-west.

Hidden 4 - The End (Pages181 - end)

 

RATING: OKAY

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