{"id":6038,"date":"2016-09-04T18:14:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T22:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=6038"},"modified":"2021-12-15T21:22:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T02:22:05","slug":"the-kings-bishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/6038","title":{"rendered":"The King’s Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"

The King’s Bishop<\/a><\/em> (1996) Candace Robb<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The-Kings-Bishop\"<\/a>Set in England in 1367<\/p>\n

Sir William of Wyndesore\u2019s page is found in the icy moat of Windsor Castle, and although the death doesn’t look natural, the page is hurriedly buried, even though many blame Ned Townley, Lancaster’s spy, who fought with him the night before. <\/p>\n

Owen is sent on a mission as the king attempts to influence Pope Urban to get him to name William of Wykeham bishop. Thorsby opposes this because Wykeham aims to replace him as Chancellor, all of which makes a confusing muddle of the deaths.<\/p>\n

of late Thoresby wondered whether as Archbishop he should look first to spiritual matters. Was that not what Pope Urban actually wished to bring about? Not a petty victory over Edward, but a reformed Church guided by saintly men dedicated to the cure of souls. That is what His Holiness sought.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But of course we also spend time with Lucie Wilton and Jasper and everyone else in York.<\/p>\n

Gwen Thorpe believed that to complain of pain was to criticise God\u2019s judgement. Even when she had almost died in childbirth last year she had suffered the pain with a white-lipped, white-knuckled silence that had so angered Magda Digby, the midwife had threatened to leave the birth chamber, for how was she to help if she did not know the condition of her patient.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are many tiny things that endear these books to me.<\/p>\n

Owen shook his head. \u201cWe shall not speak of such things while Gwenllian is suckling.\u201d <\/p>\n

Men had the oddest sense of order, Lucie thought.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cMy\u2014\u201d Alice\u2019s smile was unconvincing. \u201cIs that meant as an insult?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAn insult to have a husband?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNot to have one, and yet be a mother.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cMy dear Mistress Perrers, were I to throw insults at every woman who bore a bastard and every man who sired one, I should find that a consuming occupation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although the mystery is ridiculous to try and lay out in a paragraph, because there were many characters with different agendas, it was still a good mystery, because that kind of complexity is found in life.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Diversion Books<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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