tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353745119638688943.post9187777177719983511..comments2024-03-26T13:26:35.282-04:00Comments on Author Samantha Wilcoxson: Two Sides to Every StorySamantha Wilcoxsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473495253682074133noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353745119638688943.post-14468837357691301612015-06-26T13:39:26.358-04:002015-06-26T13:39:26.358-04:00Thanks for your insight! A great WoTR themed serie...Thanks for your insight! A great WoTR themed series that features a Lancastrian family while giving a balanced view of all those effected is David Pilling's White Hawk series. It is gritty and realistic, not romanticized at all. Conn Iggulden's Wars of the Roses series is a more balanced characterization as well. Samantha Wilcoxsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473495253682074133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353745119638688943.post-70082709568700687902015-06-26T11:04:34.116-04:002015-06-26T11:04:34.116-04:00I should have added Elizabeth Woodville to that li...I should have added Elizabeth Woodville to that list although she normally doesn't get it quite as bad as the other Grandma Tudor ;)Historygirl85https://www.blogger.com/profile/18399160900631564998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353745119638688943.post-34843348562275565502015-06-26T10:55:13.156-04:002015-06-26T10:55:13.156-04:00I am not the biggest fan of Cromwell myself but it...I am not the biggest fan of Cromwell myself but it is rather interesting to see him portrayed as this sympathetic object of desire haha<br />I feel like most of the historical figures from this time period deserve perspectives from both sides. As you said "Two sides to every story." Like the novel "The Autobiography of Henry VIII". After reading it I was still like "Eh, you're still awful Henry." But it was interesting to read things as he may have seen them. Recently, I've been reading a lot of WOTR era fiction but everything seems to have a Ricardian leaning. Henry VII, Margaret Beaufort, Margaret of Anjou, those on the Lancastrian side, often come off as complete villians. I'd really like to read something that has a more balanced perspective where they are concerned. I mean, none of them were all good nor were they all evil. Historygirl85https://www.blogger.com/profile/18399160900631564998noreply@blogger.com