tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post2009853389493204462..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Alice Perrers: A Notorious WomanDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-48995877960518209282011-10-29T03:17:47.330-07:002011-10-29T03:17:47.330-07:00Having just this minute read Katharine by Anya Sea...Having just this minute read Katharine by Anya Seaton and seeing Alice Perrers portrayed as all of the above, it would be interesting to see all of the views proved or disproved. Terrific post.Prue Battenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117102810320134287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-16652234960415729252011-10-21T17:04:58.125-07:002011-10-21T17:04:58.125-07:00Alice Perrers: A Notorious Woman by Anne O'Bri...Alice Perrers: A Notorious Woman by Anne O'Brien author of Anne Perrers, The King’s Concubine, (to be released May 2012) has given us a wonderful intriguing overview of this infamous woman. I look forward to reading Anne's next article, Alice Perrers: Businesswoman and her upcoming novel. Alice sounds absolutely fascinating.Teresa Thomas Bohannonhttp://www.myladyweb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-24810992564639575592011-10-20T18:00:38.566-07:002011-10-20T18:00:38.566-07:00She wasn't boring was she? You have to give he...She wasn't boring was she? You have to give her a kind of grudging respect for making her way in a difficult world. Charismatic people are not necessarily beautiful. Wit and a clever mind can be seductive too.Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-27468931577475751412011-10-20T13:47:57.903-07:002011-10-20T13:47:57.903-07:00As writers of historical novels we -- at least mos...As writers of historical novels we -- at least most of us -- try to understand our central character as he or she might have wanted to be understood. As for works on living people, the film "The Queen" is stunning. It will be interesting to see how Anne O'Brien manages to empathize with her difficult Alice.Katherine Ashehttp://www.facebook.com/katherine.ashe.authornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-72638456547178830262011-10-20T13:01:44.913-07:002011-10-20T13:01:44.913-07:00There are many good stories out there to be writte...There are many good stories out there to be written! I do not want any negative stories about living people, however, please.Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-28709672511520476142011-10-20T11:30:23.493-07:002011-10-20T11:30:23.493-07:00Good point Debbie! I've heard dreadful stories...Good point Debbie! I've heard dreadful stories of the money-grabbing behavior of the Windsors as it is, from a couple of people who were their victims, drawn in by the fascination of their celebrity, then fleeced. What would they have been on the throne? Or would they have been less rapacious, controlled as the Crown is now by Parliament? The life of Pamela Harriman would rate up there with historical portraits of women who might have been maligned for their capabilities to influence men in power. And then there's Camilla...Katherine Ashehttp://www.simon-de-montfort.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-92219011677434796112011-10-20T09:29:26.554-07:002011-10-20T09:29:26.554-07:00This has made me think (!) about the Duke and Duch...This has made me think (!) about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Suppose there had been some loophole which allowed him to keep the throne and marry her, or even make her his Queen. Either way, she had tremendous ability to manipulate him, and she may have been very influential. She was not a beauty, though appealing in her way. If she had gained the power which might have been hers, and photos and portraits had disappeared over time, what would men in David's government have said about her? (And what would have become of the country? Oh my.)Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-49064299597722255852011-10-20T09:21:22.608-07:002011-10-20T09:21:22.608-07:00Great post...I wonder about a lot of what is consi...Great post...I wonder about a lot of what is considered history!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-46262168568682461872011-10-20T08:25:46.372-07:002011-10-20T08:25:46.372-07:00Jealousy on the part of the lords has often provid...Jealousy on the part of the lords has often provided us with blackened reputations of the powerful. Undoubtedly these people who come down to us as criminal manipulators of the Crown were effective, highly capable people. But capability in itself is not a virtue -- virtue depends upon how that capability is used. We tend these days to admire someone who is successful against all odds. Especially if they are female and in the distant past. But not everyone who is the subject of disapprobation in their own time and by later historians is being treated unjustly. On the other hand, hardly anyone sees himself or herself as wicked. And it's always fascinating to see the unfolding of unlikely success.Katherine Ashehttp://www.simon-de-montfort.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-23135058042604818372011-10-20T07:40:22.181-07:002011-10-20T07:40:22.181-07:00Wow! She does sound like one of history's bad...Wow! She does sound like one of history's baddies. I will eagerly await the next installment to see if you can whitewash that fence. (-;<br />Good post and thank you!Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389029835067242765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-46259185979454840962011-10-20T05:40:22.045-07:002011-10-20T05:40:22.045-07:00This sounds like a FASCINATING book! Now...on my ...This sounds like a FASCINATING book! Now...on my TBR list!Cerise DeLandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11964518502483682417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-1606017977917399322011-10-20T03:40:35.844-07:002011-10-20T03:40:35.844-07:00Poor Alice! not only female but ugly!
so glad i ma...Poor Alice! not only female but ugly!<br />so glad i managed to access this blog at last. i will share now. thank you for such an interesting piece.Judith Arnopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734149908148034800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-17667286764490485952011-10-20T01:47:44.498-07:002011-10-20T01:47:44.498-07:00How interesting! I have read a little about Alice...How interesting! I have read a little about Alice, but never thought about how she is portrayed as an unremittingly awful person. Your article certainly gives one pause! Well done!Lauren Gilberthttp://www.heyerwood.comnoreply@blogger.com