tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post1373514086967451451..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: A Bad Rap for Henry and EléonoreDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-55064834286999623802012-07-18T00:30:18.896-07:002012-07-18T00:30:18.896-07:00Sherry - thanks for your post! Most annoying when...Sherry - thanks for your post! Most annoying when historians cannot paint a more unbiased view.Melisendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337295187948663310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-47659564587861104242012-07-16T07:43:15.865-07:002012-07-16T07:43:15.865-07:00Jel, I will have to read that!Jel, I will have to read that!Sherry Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643364381016681128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-40674911057186199722012-07-16T05:38:52.888-07:002012-07-16T05:38:52.888-07:00Norman Davies gives a good summary of the differen...Norman Davies gives a good summary of the different styles of history through the last while. Interesting to consider the differences.Jel celnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-24268179970182195742012-07-15T22:13:26.231-07:002012-07-15T22:13:26.231-07:00Yes, Elizabeth, I agree! It does seem that histori...Yes, Elizabeth, I agree! It does seem that historians writing in earlier decades often wrote in a more conversational -- but less objective -- style than those today. I wonder why?Sherry Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643364381016681128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-38090792532058533752012-07-15T18:10:50.258-07:002012-07-15T18:10:50.258-07:00Thanks for you insights. It always rubs me up the ...Thanks for you insights. It always rubs me up the wrong way when a supposed historian is more opinion than fact.Elizabeth Coulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553770904123119280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-49800537405515757182012-07-15T12:49:13.218-07:002012-07-15T12:49:13.218-07:00Now I'm tempted to read his book out of morbid...Now I'm tempted to read his book out of morbid curiosity but I'll probably throw it across the room.Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-79393605461259216912012-07-15T11:55:13.043-07:002012-07-15T11:55:13.043-07:00Yes, Rachel, writing historical fiction is all abo...Yes, Rachel, writing historical fiction is all about choices.Sherry Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643364381016681128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-87559263702198759802012-07-15T01:41:26.038-07:002012-07-15T01:41:26.038-07:00I'm not very familiar with this period - but I...I'm not very familiar with this period - but I can identify with the need to read a lot of different sources and accounts to try and tease out a "fair" picture!Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.com