The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence or a few, as long as it's not a spoiler. For the full rules, visit the the page HERE
Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading.
Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealised - and largely mythical - notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingers. Yet the reality was very different, as Kelcey Wilson-Lee shows in this vibrant account of the five daughters of the great English king, Edward I. The lives of these sisters - Eleanora, Joanna, Margaret, Mary and Elizabeth - ran the full gamut of experiences open to royal women in the Middle Ages. Living as they did in a courtly culture founded on romantic longing and brilliant pageantry, they knew that a princess was to be chaste yet a mother to many children, preferably sons, meek yet able to influence a recalcitrant husband or even command a host of men-at-arms
Beginning: "Close your eyes and think of a medieval princess. Do you see a woman clothed in vibrant silks and rich velvets, her head, hands, and waist girdled with gleaming gold and sparkling gemstones?"
56: "Now under royal patronage, the next century saw significant expansion in the wealth and size of the priory."
Comments: My first read of 2022 was Daughters of Chivalry by Kelcey Wilson-Lee. It's a nonfiction book I've been meaning to get to, and it was just as good as I thought it would be. It's all about the daughters of Edward I.
What are you reading this week? Or what was the first book you read in 2022?
I'm curious to know more! Happy weekend!!
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DeleteGreat excerpts! I love that cover, too. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteI really love this edition of Daughters of Chivalry. The blue background is a nice eye-catching contrast to the rest of the cover. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteThis sounds like a fascinating read. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was, and it gave me a lot to think about. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteThis sounds like a fascinating read, and the cover makes me think of medieval tapestries.
ReplyDeleteNow that I think about it, it does look kind of like a tapestry. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteI used to adore reading about the British Royal families. I bet I'd like this one.
ReplyDeleteThere's so much history to cover, and I feel like I've only scratched the surface on the subject. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteHappy Friday! I have never read a nonfiction book bout Edward 1, glad you enjoyed it! Have a great weekend. Here is my Friday post if you would like to stop by: https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2022/02/first-line-friday-38-time-to-love.html
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DeleteInteresting quotes from a non-fiction book. I especially like that opening.
ReplyDeleteBefore I brought a copy of Daughters of Chivalry, I read an excerpt that contained that exact opening. After that, I knew I had to read it. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteThis is going on my tbr right now. Thanks for the intro.
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DeleteThis does sound interesting! I love that opening--it has me curious right from the start. I am glad you enjoyed this one. I hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteSame. The opening is one of the reasons why I bought a copy of Daughters of Chivalry. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteGreat excerpts. Sounds interesting.
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DeleteBeautiful blog
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