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Watching a 3 part documentary about the Palace of Versailles.

After seeing so many good reviews about Wolf Hall I'd like to read it too. I wonder if Vimes has read this book? Since so many of us want to read Wolf Hall maybe there can be a reading circle on this section of the forum?

Though one of my favorite authors is Jean Plaidy the one book of hers I didn't care for was The Lady in the Tower about Anne Boleyn. All of her other books are pretty historically accurate but this one was not. Several sentences and dialogue in the book were repeated many times throughout. And Anne Boleyn's character was potrayed as very boring (that's a first!).

Hi Dororo ! I'm new here too ! Welcome to the forum!

It would be great to read a book where only the dialogue is written in early modern English. And the rest of the text could be written in today's English.

He's also distantly related to Thomas Cromwell. Not really. A lot of emphasis gets placed on American history here which is nice because I like American history as well; particularly about the Native Americans. Speaking of which, do you gardengirl or Vimes know of any definitive biographies about Pocahontas?

Probably, Thirteen at Dinner by Christie.

Haven't read Wolf Hall but have heard a lot about it. Like many history authors Mantel is no different in that she has a particular soft spot for a historical figure, which in this case is Cromwell. I read an interview with her once where she said that she didn't think that Cromwell planned every detail about Anne Boleyn's trial and that he more or less just carried on the case against her based on what others had to say about her. I have to disagree with that because Cromwell was no saint, he was crafty and I think he did have a lot more to do with the charges against Anne's.

Hi HayleyMarie. Maybe if one rereads Forster books he's better. It's been a while since I read A Passage to India.

Jean Plaidy writes Historical fiction. Her real name is Eleanor Hibbert. She also wrote with other names like Victoria Holt. She is fantastic! She is a renown historical fiction author known for her historical accuracy. I love her Tudor saga. Are you a Tudor fan?

Hello Vimes, I'm a big fan of historical fiction I've never heard of this author before but will try to read one of her books in future. Hi gardengirl! Are you a fan of historical fiction as well? Have you ever read Jean Plaidy?

Not a Dr Who fan, but I do like Matt Smith. No one laugh but I think he's kind of cute

What are your thoughts on J.K. Rowling, Raven? On another side note I like Warwick Davies. He had a show called "Life's too Short" that I loved. Have you ever seen that show Signor?

I like that book as well. What's your favorite Agatha Christie book?

Agatha Christie's one of my favorites as well! I also like Wilkie Collins, Rhys Bowen, Madeleine Wickham/Sophie Kinsella, P.G. Wodehouse, Allison Weir, Jean Plaidy, Frances Hodgson Burnett and Emily Bronte and Charlotte Bronte.

Thank you!

Hello and thank you Frankie!

Hello everyone I was looking forward to reading an E.M. Forster book because I loved the adaption of A Room With A View starring Helena Bonham Carter. I decided to read A Passage to India but I was dissappointed because even though the plot and characters were okay the book itself I found a bit boring. I didn't finish reading it. Does anyone else like or dislike this book? If so why?

Nice

Hi Sabry ! I'm new here too. What other authors do you like?

I'm not an avid fantasy book reader, however I once co-wrote a short story/fan-fiction based on fantasy and it was great fun! I would love to read some Fantasy books any recommendations?

I thought it would be nice to revive this topic. I love Documentaries based on History particularly about Art and the British monarchy. Two of some of my favorite Histrorians are Lucy Worsley and Alastair Sooke.

Thank you poppyshakes! Hello Athena Which Agatha Christie book do you have? Hello Signor Finzione ! My favorite Shakespeare is As You Like It. It was also the first work I read of his. I haven't read anything by Phillipa Gregory but I have seen The Other Bolyen Girl. From what I have read about her, it seems that she is a very good storyteller so her books must be a great read! But she gets a lot criticism in the History scholar world. But I do enjoy reading about the Medieval/Renaissance era both fiction and non fiction.

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