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The King of the Castle by Victoria Holt5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Feeling the need to expiate his sins, as many did during this time, he decided to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Though Robert was married to highborn lady, he did not live with her and produced no legitimate children. This is Arlette, daughter of a tanner, and she gives birth to William and a daughter. He must have her and her only concession is that she be brought on a horse in plain daylight as his official mistress. The story begins in 1026, when Robert spies a beautiful young woman doing laundry in a stream near his castle. The Bastard King covers the life of William the Conqueror, also known as William the Bastard, as he was the bastard son of Robert, Duke of Normandy circa 1027-1035. The interesting part of the writing is, of course, the personalities and motives she puts to her characters. This is not exactly a review, and I would give a spoiler warning, but the book is written in such a way that it is mostly facts and will only be surprising to those unfamiliar with the time period. This is the earliest century Jean Plaidy ever published: 11th century France & England and, as an era I am currently researching, I felt the need to write a detailed synopsis of the book, to help myself better remember the events that took place. ![]()
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