tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post6909587048822871066..comments2023-10-29T12:03:02.806-04:00Comments on Passages to the Past: This Day in History for February 8Passages to the Pasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-2649805670397261572009-02-13T12:19:00.000-05:002009-02-13T12:19:00.000-05:00I missed this last week. Great as always. February...I missed this last week. Great as always. February wasn't a good month for royal woman who wanted to keep their heads!<BR/><BR/>I liked that George book too (listening to the Cleopatra one now).<BR/><BR/>At least Elizabeth let Mary live for a long time -- even if it was in isolation and exile. Mary was so unprepared for her life in Scotland.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-74670098270626116532009-02-09T02:28:00.000-05:002009-02-09T02:28:00.000-05:00Can you believe I finally picked up The Other Quee...Can you believe I finally picked up The Other Queen? You know how I feel about Gregory, but I'm giving it a try anyway.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109350235219509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-43801556396380171842009-02-08T15:01:00.000-05:002009-02-08T15:01:00.000-05:00I have Mary, Queen of Scots to read. I've had it ...I have Mary, Queen of Scots to read. I've had it for ages. I just cringe whenever I read about all the beheadings that took place back then. I don't understand how people would stand around and watch---I sure wouldn't have.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-41284061399851018392009-02-08T15:00:00.000-05:002009-02-08T15:00:00.000-05:00Devaki: how are you liking the book otherwise. C...Devaki: how are you liking the book otherwise. Can't say that I liked it very much and I completely agree with you about how flaky Mary came across!<BR/><BR/>Ms. Lucy: Oh, I loved that book! Definitely one that I would like to read again one day. I cannot imagine what it feels like to know you are going to your death. Spooky.Passages to the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-51244948699892687572009-02-08T11:19:00.000-05:002009-02-08T11:19:00.000-05:00I'm actually reading Mary Queen of Scotland and th...I'm actually reading Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Margaret George- I read the Fraser version, which I also liked. I can't help feeling that Mary and Marie Antoinette have so much in common and I always dread getting to the execution part.Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5552020989914140175.post-73993404736770458302009-02-08T10:33:00.000-05:002009-02-08T10:33:00.000-05:00I just read Chapter 3 of Philippa Gregory's Other ...I just read Chapter 3 of Philippa Gregory's Other Queen--Mary Queen of Scots comes across as such an arrogant woman, so conscious of her status and her dignity, never mind the fact that she is in exile!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709246044265053568noreply@blogger.com