tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post419303698476717404..comments2024-03-26T23:52:29.231-07:00Comments on his story, her story: Forthcoming Book Jacket; Elizabeth of YorkAmy Licencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-1538220958961759592013-01-11T05:38:06.234-08:002013-01-11T05:38:06.234-08:00Hi Amy, many thanks for your reply. I always prefe...Hi Amy, many thanks for your reply. I always prefer fact over fiction even though its rarely as romantic, never the less I would rather pass on the truth if it comes up in conversation. Thank you for this insight. So many places to discover, so little time (and funds)!!<br />Take care, Debbie.Thetudorkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996095509481178263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-43436228017854144552013-01-10T04:52:59.645-08:002013-01-10T04:52:59.645-08:00Hi Debbie. Yes, they did ! In October 1470, when E...Hi Debbie. Yes, they did ! In October 1470, when Edward IV was forced into exile, a heavily pregnant Elizabeth, her mother and her daughters fled into sanctuary, within the Westminster precincts, perhaps in the Bishop's house or else in a rented property there. A month later, she had the future Edward V. A doctor was allowed to visit here there and a London butcher sent her fresh meat regularly. She had planned to lie-in at the Tower but the rooms she had furnished were then occupied by Henry VI.<br />Later, in 1471, she sheltered again in the Tower while her husband was fighting Warwick and London was dangerous.<br />I've not been inside Westminster- seen it from the outside- rather averse to paying to enter a church! I asked to reproduce some of their images and they wanted to charge a fair old fee!<br />We're not sure exactly which property they occupied or even if it still exists. Her mother later rented a house in the grounds called Cheyneygates, part of which still stands, so it may have been there.<br />Hope you get to Westminster one day soon!Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-37545680970259460002013-01-10T03:40:55.803-08:002013-01-10T03:40:55.803-08:00Hi Amy, front cover looks great, really looking fo...Hi Amy, front cover looks great, really looking forward to this read.<br />Is it true that Elizabeth, her mother and her siblings hid out in Westminster Abbey during those turbulent times? I read this in PG's novel The White Queen, but I don't like to assume all is the truth. Have you visited Westminster Abbey at all? I would love to and see the room for myself.<br />Debbie.Thetudorkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996095509481178263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-33715213125523235962013-01-09T13:43:42.132-08:002013-01-09T13:43:42.132-08:00Amy, that does sound good. Now I am even more exci...Amy, that does sound good. Now I am even more excited about these books! I too cannot believe that Anne Nevile or Elizabeth were wall flowers. I am glad you are taking a more open approach to these little known queens! <br />I am particularly fond of Richard and would like to hear/read/watch a balanced view of him rather than another Hicks or Weir version. Cheersishita Bandyonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-26507769103318675832013-01-09T09:21:53.942-08:002013-01-09T09:21:53.942-08:00Hi Ishita. Thanks for your interest in my books.
...Hi Ishita. Thanks for your interest in my books. <br />Yes, I've dealt with the supposed "affair" between Richard and Elizabeth head on, repsonding to various interpretations and "evidence" that has been offered for it, which I do not believe in at all. I rather feel like I spent almost the whole book trying to refute various slanders and romanticised accounts, in order to get at a balanced, objective view of who Elizabeth really was and trying to interpret her actions in the context of women and queens of her age, rather than through a twenty-first century lens.<br />My view of Anne Neville is that she has been wrongly cast as a passive pawn and needs to be treated as the daughter of Warwick, who had a vested interest in his schemes and was a brave and resourceful survivor. Richard, I think, is a very complex character and I am avoiding taking one overriding stance on him, instead evaluating his actions as they occured, taking all possible motives into account. I must confess to a certain fondness for him and my portrayal of him is positive but realistic. I do also address the extreme views of him and try and account for their existence. I've deliberately avoided reading fictional versions of them in order not to subconsciously absorb any views beyond the strictly factual. I approached both books without an agenda and simply followed where the evidence led me!<br />I hope that sounds good to you.Amy Licencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872294626668954201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033960139420817450.post-86821946834204304242013-01-09T08:39:35.843-08:002013-01-09T08:39:35.843-08:00Looks like it is going to be a great read! Did you...Looks like it is going to be a great read! Did you talk about the alleged "affair" between Richard III and Eof Y? I hope you deal with it once and for all..... It is strange to see fictions still sensationalizing what has been refuted to be slander and misrepresentation of facts. I was also wondering about your book about Anne Nevile. How are you treating Duke of Gloucester in your book? Are you staying with the land hungry husband of a wall flower theory or taking a more revisionist stance? Hick's book on Anne Nevil has irked me so much that I am sort of scared about other books and their influence on the perception of this royal couple! Ishita Bandyonoreply@blogger.com