by David West | Nov 18, 2022 | News
I promised that I’d tell you about the whippings today. Louis was weaned when he was twenty-five months old. That was also when he first experienced a whipping. His father, Henri IV commanded Louis’s governess to, “…whip him every time he is stubborn, or does...
by David West | Nov 17, 2022 | News
I’m still reading Louis XIII, The Making of a King. It really delivers in terms of giving me insight into Louis’s character. I’ve found some shocking contradictions. The death of Henri II of France and all four of his childless sons, weighed over Henri IV. The vital...
by David West | Nov 16, 2022 | News
I’m now twelve pages into reading Louis XIII: The Making of a King, by Elizabeth Marvick. It’s part of my research for the next book. The fellow in the picture is Jean Héroard, the personal physician to the infant prince. I can’t say that I’m warming to Monsieur...
by David West | Nov 14, 2022 | Readers Club
I reviewed Senlac Book One here in Readers Club. It covered the political machinations leading up to the invasion of England in 1066. Book Two deals with the invasions of England themselves. Whilst William is attending to his invasion fleet in northern France, and...
by David West | Nov 13, 2022 | News
Claire and I love Strictly Come Dancing. The professional dancer Katya Jones often says that practice makes progress. She doesn’t say that practice makes perfect, although that is the more common saying. I doubt that her celebrity partner this year, the footballer...
