I must once again begin a post apologising for my lack of posting! As you might remember from other posts in the last few months I was quite unwell for a while, seriously unwell in fact (not covid related!!!) and even after being discharged from hospital had to go back in for an operation. Ever… Continue reading Books of the Month // July-August 2021
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MELISENDE OF JERUSALEM / Part 2 #TeamMelisende
So when we left off in Part 1, Melisende had, after a tumultuous few years of marital strife (what marriage doesn't go through false rumours of infidelity, political upheaval and a rebellion from a dear cousin), finally managed to find a degree of harmony within her marriage, only to have her husband die in what… Continue reading MELISENDE OF JERUSALEM / Part 2 #TeamMelisende
MELISENDE OF JERUSALEM // Part 1.
Have any of you ever seen the film Kingdom of Heaven? It's a Ridley Scott epic released circa 2005 starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green and Edward Norton among others, that focuses on Jerusalem and the events leading up to the Third Crusade. Male characters (and real life figures) like Saladin, Baldwin IV King of Jerusalem… Continue reading MELISENDE OF JERUSALEM // Part 1.
The Monstrous Regiment of Women 