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Volume seven of Marston's acclaimed Domesday series, a solid historical mystery, provides plenty of conflict--between church and state, earl and king, Norman and Saxon, English and Welsh--as well as a lesson in medieval feminism. Loutish Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester, is hunting in the forest when his prize hawk drops from the sky, pierced by an arrow. Enraged, Hugh sees to it that a pair of hapless poachers, father and son, hang on the spot for the crime. The next day one of Hugh's hunting companions, Raoul Lambert, also falls victim to a murderous archer, and this time there are no handy scapegoats. Meanwhile, a party of royal commissioners arrives in Chester to rule on some legal disputes, but first they find themselves helping Saxon beauty Gytha and her brother Beollan, whose father and elder brother have perished at Hugh's whim. Beollan has a vital clue to the actual killer's identity, though in a clever shift it develops that who shot Hugh's hawk and Raoul Lambert is less important than why. When Welsh warriors begin to march near the border, a scheming archdeacon thinks the key to averting bloodshed lies with Gruffydd ap Cynan, prince of Gwynedd, held hostage in the Chester castle dungeon.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information,Inc
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information,Inc
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Edward Marston is the pseudonym of Keith Miles, a fairly prolific and extremely good writer of mainly Elizabethan and medieval mysteries. He has also written mysteries under his own name with both sporting and golf backgrounds. However it is primarily the books that take place earlier in history that I am interested in. He read modern history at Oxford and has had many jobs, including university lecturer, but fortunately for all his readers, he turned to the writing profession.
After reading the first book in the series, I avidly sought out all the other books by Edward Marston and not a single one has ever disappointed me. They are about a period of history that I love. His Elizabethan theatre series of books were wonderful and he has continued them through from 1988 to 2006. The Domesday series is also a great series and this is the second book in the series.
The Domesday series is about a period in England's history shortly after the Norman conquest , during the reign of William the Conqueror. It was King William himself who called for an `inventory' to assess taxes and survey landholdings. This inventory was called the Domesday book and was a tremendous undertaking, but one that brought stability to England. Edward Marston's Domesday novels are based upon actual entries in the Domesday Book.
Ralph Delchard, a Norman soldier and his friend and associate Gervase Bret are on business for King William I, better known as the Conqueror. They have been called to settle a dispute between the Church and the State and are guests of the Earl. Even before they have a chance to look into the dispute strange events begin to happen. Who, for instance killed the Earl's finest hawk? Who is the hooded figure in the forest, who can be seen from the castle, but disappears into thin air when anyone goes out to look for them? Finally, who is the well guarded prisoner in the castle dungeon.
After reading the first book in the series, I avidly sought out all the other books by Edward Marston and not a single one has ever disappointed me. They are about a period of history that I love. His Elizabethan theatre series of books were wonderful and he has continued them through from 1988 to 2006. The Domesday series is also a great series and this is the second book in the series.
The Domesday series is about a period in England's history shortly after the Norman conquest , during the reign of William the Conqueror. It was King William himself who called for an `inventory' to assess taxes and survey landholdings. This inventory was called the Domesday book and was a tremendous undertaking, but one that brought stability to England. Edward Marston's Domesday novels are based upon actual entries in the Domesday Book.
Ralph Delchard, a Norman soldier and his friend and associate Gervase Bret are on business for King William I, better known as the Conqueror. They have been called to settle a dispute between the Church and the State and are guests of the Earl. Even before they have a chance to look into the dispute strange events begin to happen. Who, for instance killed the Earl's finest hawk? Who is the hooded figure in the forest, who can be seen from the castle, but disappears into thin air when anyone goes out to look for them? Finally, who is the well guarded prisoner in the castle dungeon.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you like mystery stories and history the Domesday series by Edward Marston are absolutely first rate. There are 11 in the series and only wish there were more. The background to each story is absolutely true (i.e. in the Stallions of Woodstock the Castle at Oxford was built by Robert D'Oilly and he features in the story) against this background the same fictional charaters appear in each story and it has certainly made me so interested in the age of the Norman Conquest!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a lover of historical detective fiction (as really first popularised by Ellis Peters) I was drawn to this series. I have found the background credible - Domesday Survey assessors checking findings - and the subsequent enquiries well conceived. The characters have developed with each outing and maintain ones interest through further insight and not a little humour. The plots are all well thought out and suit my idea of the period. This book continues the standard set out in the first of the series and entertains as well as informs about the sort of social structure that existed at the time. As a diversion this series is really quite informative. Well worth the read, another history lesson as well as a 'whodunnit'.
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Edward Marston is the pseudonym of Keith Miles, a fairly prolific and extremely good writer of mainly Elizabethan and medieval mysteries. Read more
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This is a Wonderful Series
Edward Marston is the pseudonym of Keith Miles, a fairly prolific and extremely good writer of mainly Elizabethan and medieval mysteries. Read more
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