tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post4660877837213244877..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Damned if he did, damned if he didn'tDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-47432376481924243262013-05-06T20:56:10.566-07:002013-05-06T20:56:10.566-07:00So tragic! I am very familiar with Mary, but not s...So tragic! I am very familiar with Mary, but not so much with James. Thank you for posting this. It was fascinating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058448807606707652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-4964124146312884542013-05-03T12:07:19.666-07:002013-05-03T12:07:19.666-07:00Maybe you should write about Patrick, Marie?
Lind...Maybe you should write about Patrick, Marie? <br />Linda, it's interesting that the handfasting issue has been so downplayed.<br />Yes, there is definitely some controversy re the remains in Denmark - even if it's not in Dragsholm Castle but in a nearby church. There has also been some noise along the line that his remains should be brought back to the land of his birth - although I think dear James is beyond caring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-23311148141112013132013-05-03T05:07:58.783-07:002013-05-03T05:07:58.783-07:00Sorry if this seems like self-promotion, but some ...Sorry if this seems like self-promotion, but some time ago I found evidence establishing that the body at Dragsholm commonly thought to be Bothwell's is not of him at all. In fact, no one has any idea where he might be. His fate is really quite a mystery. I did a post about the whole matter a while back:<br /><br />http://strangeco.blogspot.com/2013/04/where-in-world-is-earl-of-bothwell.htmlUndinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-88053254828164474222013-05-03T01:29:55.248-07:002013-05-03T01:29:55.248-07:00A marvelous recap of the relationship. Tonight I w...A marvelous recap of the relationship. Tonight I was dealing with the topic in my WIP. The truth is not for us to know, but I have my theory, like everyone else. It bothers me that the handfasting has always been downplayed by British historians, who I suppose do not want to raise issues of bigamy that would cast a shadow on James VI, and while she may not have been a Marie Stuart, my sympathies are with Anna. And yes, I believe that Marie truly did remark that she would follow Bothwell to the edge of the earth in a white petticoat, or something similar. Linda Fetterly Roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679025414115279660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-8580685502179846142013-05-03T01:06:22.444-07:002013-05-03T01:06:22.444-07:00Fascinating post, Anna. I've always been enthr...Fascinating post, Anna. I've always been enthralled by Bothwell and his family who feature in my novel. His father the 'Fair Earl' was a slippery character indeed. A post on him would be good. He arrested George Wishart who was tried as a heretic and then burnt at the stake by Cardinal Beaton. Hoping to follow Bothwell's career in Book 2!Marie Macphersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906943465845474431noreply@blogger.com