Philippa Gregory's new book

Hi, All –

Just heard that Philippa Gregory will be appearing on Canada AM on the CTV network in half an hour (8:00 am EDT). Her new book is called *The King’s Curse,* and it is about . . . wait for it! – Margaret Pole!!! Should be good!

TTFN J

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

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I saw Ms. Gregory and found her quite interesting.

She referred to the Tudors as “usurping” the throne, said that Margaret Pole was a “Plantagenet princess,” who was 100% completely innocent and has been beatified by the Catholic Church. She noted that she was close to Henry VIII and was his oldest female victim. Of course mentioned the botched execution but said she should be important for her life and not so much for her death as a victim. And she minced no words in saying that Henry changed from a golden prince to an out-and-out psychotic monarch. Oh, for what it’s worth, she said her two favourite characters are Elizabeth Woodville and Mary Bolyn.

I thought the interview might be available on the CTV website, but it looks like if you’re not a member of a special network, you would have to pay for it (if it’s available).

The interviewer said she will be touring Canada next week, so there should be more press availability during the tour.

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:34 AM
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Subject: Philippa Gregory's new book

Hi, All –

Just heard that Philippa Gregory will be appearing on Canada AM on the CTV network in half an hour (8:00 am EDT). Her new book is called *The King’s Curse,* and it is about . . . wait for it! – Margaret Pole!!! Should be good!

TTFN J

Johanne

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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I saw Ms. Gregory and found her quite interesting.

She referred to the Tudors as usurping the throne, said that Margaret Pole was a Plantagenet princess, who was 100% completely innocent and has been beatified by the Catholic Church. She noted that she was close to Henry VIII and was his oldest female victim. Of course mentioned the botched execution but said she should be important for her life and not so much for her death as a victim. And she minced no words in saying that Henry changed from a golden prince to an out-and-out psychotic monarch. Oh, for what it's worth, she said her two favourite characters are Elizabeth Woodville and Mary Bolyn.

I thought the interview might be available on the CTV website, but it looks like if you're not a member of a special network, you would have to pay for it (if it's available).

The interviewer said she will be touring Canada next week, so there should be more press availability during the tour.

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:34 AM
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Subject: Philippa Gregory's new book

Hi, All 

Just heard that Philippa Gregory will be appearing on Canada AM on the CTV  network in half an hour (8:00 am EDT). Her new book is called *The King's Curse,* and it is about  . . . wait for it!  Margaret Pole!!! Should be good!

TTFN J

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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Hi, Maria 

You are so right! She specifically said, No one knew anything about Mary Boleyn until I wrote about her. She didn't mention that a lot of it was fiction. But then I imagine that is true about all of her work  and other authors of historical fiction as well. After all, that's what it's called. But I am grateful for them because if they are good, they do give a sense of what the people depicted may have really been like. It's difficult to draw from straight histories, which often omit the most interesting stuff. J

I will try to keep an eye out for Ms. Gregory's doins in Canada next week, and if I spot anything, I will let you know.

TTFN J

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book

Thanks for this, Joanne - very interesting! I say, though we still need to take her with some grains of salt: bear in mind that the Mary Boleyn she likes is the very fictional one she drew in _The Other Boleyn Girl_.

Maria

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If you are a fan of historical novelist Philippa Gregory, you may be interested in this lecture and book signing in Toronto on Monday, September 22nd. Tickets can be purchased here:

http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5361925&pl=

Tracy

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Hi, Maria 

You are so right! She specifically said, No one knew anything about Mary Boleyn until I wrote about her. She didn't mention that a lot of it was fiction. But then I imagine that is true about all of her work  and other authors of historical fiction as well. After all, that's what it's called. But I am grateful for them because if they are good, they do give a sense of what the people depicted may have really been like. It's difficult to draw from straight histories, which often omit the most interesting stuff. J

I will try to keep an eye out for Ms. Gregory's doins in Canada next week, and if I spot anything, I will let you know.

TTFN J

Johanne

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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From: [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 5:59 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book

Thanks for this, Joanne - very interesting! I say, though we still need to take her with some grains of salt: bear in mind that the Mary Boleyn she likes is the very fictional one she drew in _The Other Boleyn Girl_.

Maria

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Thanks, Tracy! Of course I'd have to be in Toronto, and instead I'm about 600 miles to the East, here in Nova Scotia! Bummer!

I will try to follow her tour online, though.

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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Subject: RE: Philippa Gregory's new book

If you are a fan of historical novelist Philippa Gregory, you may be interested in this lecture and book signing in Toronto on Monday, September 22nd. Tickets can be purchased here:

http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=5361925&pl=

Tracy

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Sent: September-16-14 6:50 PM
To:
Subject: RE: Philippa Gregory's new book

Hi, Maria 

You are so right! She specifically said, No one knew anything about Mary Boleyn until I wrote about her. She didn't mention that a lot of it was fiction. But then I imagine that is true about all of her work  and other authors of historical fiction as well. After all, that's what it's called. But I am grateful for them because if they are good, they do give a sense of what the people depicted may have really been like. It's difficult to draw from straight histories, which often omit the most interesting stuff. J

I will try to keep an eye out for Ms. Gregory's doins in Canada next week, and if I spot anything, I will let you know.

TTFN J

Johanne

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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From: [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 5:59 PM
To:
Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book

Thanks for this, Joanne - very interesting! I say, though we still need to take her with some grains of salt: bear in mind that the Mary Boleyn she likes is the very fictional one she drew in _The Other Boleyn Girl_.

Maria

ejbronte@...

My daughter and I really enjoyed reading The Other Boleyn Girl, in great part because a lot of it was based locally.
Rochford Hall which is in walking distance of my house was the home of Thomas Boleyn.
It is a golf club now, and is situated just behind London Southend Airport, (a small regional airport despite the name).
When my daughter was younger we used to walk over the fields, take a public footpath around the airport perimeter, and then dodge the golf balls, coming out opposite Rochford Hall and by the parish church.

Jess

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Thanks for this, Joanne - very interesting!  I say, though we still need to take her with some grains of salt:  bear in mind that the Mary Boleyn she likes is the very fictional one she drew in _The Other Boleyn Girl_.
Mariaejbronte@...
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Johanne Tournier jltournier60@... [] <> wrote:
 

I saw Ms. Gregory and found her quite interesting.

She referred to the Tudors as usurping the throne, said that Margaret Pole was a Plantagenet princess, who was 100% completely innocent and has been beatified by the Catholic Church. She noted that she was close to Henry VIII and was his oldest female victim. Of course mentioned the botched execution but said she should be important for her life and not so much for her death as a victim. And she minced no words in saying that Henry changed from a golden prince to an out-and-out psychotic monarch. Oh, for what it's worth, she said her two favourite characters are Elizabeth Woodville and Mary Bolyn.

I thought the interview might be available on the CTV website, but it looks like if you're not a member of a special network, you would have to pay for it (if it's available).

The interviewer said she will be touring Canada next week, so there should be more press availability during the tour.

Johanne

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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From: [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:34 AM
To:
Subject: Philippa Gregory's new book

Hi, All 

Just heard that Philippa Gregory will be appearing on Canada AM on the CTV  network in half an hour (8:00 am EDT). Her new book is called *The King's Curse,* and it is about  . . . wait for it!  Margaret Pole!!! Should be good!

TTFN J

Johanne

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

My daughter and I really enjoyed reading The Other Boleyn Girl, in great part because a lot of it was based locally.
Rochford Hall which is in walking distance of my house was the home of Thomas Boleyn.
It is a golf club now, and is situated just behind London Southend Airport, (a small regional airport despite the name).
When my daughter was younger we used to walk over the fields, take a public footpath around the airport perimeter, and then dodge the golf balls, coming out opposite Rochford Hall and by the parish church.

Jess

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Thanks for this, Joanne - very interesting! I say, though we still need to take her with some grains of salt: bear in mind that the Mary Boleyn she likes is the very fictional one she drew in _The Other Boleyn Girl_.
Mariaejbronte@...
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Johanne Tournier jltournier60@... [] <> wrote:

I saw Ms. Gregory and found her quite interesting.

She referred to the Tudors as usurping the throne, said that Margaret Pole was a Plantagenet princess, who was 100% completely innocent and has been beatified by the Catholic Church. She noted that she was close to Henry VIII and was his oldest female victim. Of course mentioned the botched execution but said she should be important for her life and not so much for her death as a victim. And she minced no words in saying that Henry changed from a golden prince to an out-and-out psychotic monarch. Oh, for what it's worth, she said her two favourite characters are Elizabeth Woodville and Mary Bolyn.

I thought the interview might be available on the CTV website, but it looks like if you're not a member of a special network, you would have to pay for it (if it's available).

The interviewer said she will be touring Canada next week, so there should be more press availability during the tour.

Johanne

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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From: [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:34 AM
To:
Subject: Philippa Gregory's new book

Hi, All 

Just heard that Philippa Gregory will be appearing on Canada AM on the CTV network in half an hour (8:00 am EDT). Her new book is called *The King's Curse,* and it is about . . . wait for it!  Margaret Pole!!! Should be good!

TTFN J

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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HA  I actually thought about that yesterday. History and cycles are so very interesting. I would imagine quite a few monarchs are at least wiggling, if not actually turning in their graves! The news in the US is yes for separation. It will certainly be interesting. Also heard that this would make the Cameron government fall. That I don't get, but politics  my oh my!

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On a UK political note, we may need Richard III after tomorrow to take his army and re-capture Berwick.=

Jess

From: Jessie Skinner janjovian@... []
Sent: 17/09/2014 00:49
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My daughter and I really enjoyed reading The Other Boleyn Girl, in great part because a lot of it was based locally.
Rochford Hall which is in walking distance of my house was the home of Thomas Boleyn.
It is a golf club now, and is situated just behind London Southend Airport, (a small regional airport despite the name).
When my daughter was younger we used to walk over the fields, take a public footpath around the airport perimeter, and then dodge the golf balls, coming out opposite Rochford Hall and by the parish church.

Jess

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From: Maria Torres ejbronte@... [] <>;
To: <>;
Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book
Sent: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 8:58:53 PM

Thanks for this, Joanne - very interesting! I say, though we still need to take her with some grains of salt: bear in mind that the Mary Boleyn she likes is the very fictional one she drew in _The Other Boleyn Girl_.

Maria

ejbronte@...

On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Johanne Tournier jltournier60@... [] <> wrote:

I saw Ms. Gregory and found her quite interesting.

She referred to the Tudors as usurping the throne, said that Margaret Pole was a Plantagenet princess, who was 100% completely innocent and has been beatified by the Catholic Church. She noted that she was close to Henry VIII and was his oldest female victim. Of course mentioned the botched execution but said she should be important for her life and not so much for her death as a victim. And she minced no words in saying that Henry changed from a golden prince to an out-and-out psychotic monarch. Oh, for what it's worth, she said her two favourite characters are Elizabeth Woodville and Mary Bolyn.

I thought the interview might be available on the CTV website, but it looks like if you're not a member of a special network, you would have to pay for it (if it's available).

The interviewer said she will be touring Canada next week, so there should be more press availability during the tour.

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:34 AM
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Subject: Philippa Gregory's new book

Hi, All 

Just heard that Philippa Gregory will be appearing on Canada AM on the CTV network in half an hour (8:00 am EDT). Her new book is called *The King's Curse,* and it is about . . . wait for it!  Margaret Pole!!! Should be good!

TTFN J

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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I am finding it quite scary. Apart from probably not being able to be British, it will have to be English, and changing the flag, there is also a good chance of destabilising the currency and the stock market, which is not what you want when you are retired.
My husband and I are also at least part Scottish, so that hurts.
Richard would never have let it happen.

Yet another reason to be a Ricardian.

Jess

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HA  I actually thought about that yesterday. History and cycles are so very interesting. I would imagine quite a few monarchs are at least wiggling, if not actually turning in their graves!  The news in the US is yes for separation. It will certainly be interesting. Also heard that this would make the Cameron government fall. That I don't get, but politics  my oh my!

From: [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:10 AM
To:
Subject: RE: Philippa Gregory's new book

On a UK political note, we may need Richard III after tomorrow to take his army and re-capture Berwick.=

Jess

From: Jessie Skinner janjovian@... []
Sent: 17/09/2014 00:49
To:
Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book

My daughter and I really enjoyed reading The Other Boleyn Girl, in great part because a lot of it was based locally.
Rochford Hall which is in walking distance of my house was the home of Thomas Boleyn.
It is a golf club now, and is situated just behind London Southend Airport, (a small regional airport despite the name).
When my daughter was younger we used to walk over the fields, take a public footpath around the airport perimeter, and then dodge the golf balls, coming out opposite Rochford Hall and by the parish church.

Jess

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From: Maria Torres ejbronte@... [] <>;
To: <>;
Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book
Sent: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 8:58:53 PM

Thanks for this, Joanne - very interesting!  I say, though we still need to take her with some grains of salt:  bear in mind that the Mary Boleyn she likes is the very fictional one she drew in _The Other Boleyn Girl_.

Maria

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On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Johanne Tournier jltournier60@... [] <> wrote:

I saw Ms. Gregory and found her quite interesting.

She referred to the Tudors as usurping the throne, said that Margaret Pole was a Plantagenet princess, who was 100% completely innocent and has been beatified by the Catholic Church. She noted that she was close to Henry VIII and was his oldest female victim. Of course mentioned the botched execution but said she should be important for her life and not so much for her death as a victim. And she minced no words in saying that Henry changed from a golden prince to an out-and-out psychotic monarch. Oh, for what it's worth, she said her two favourite characters are Elizabeth Woodville and Mary Bolyn.

I thought the interview might be available on the CTV website, but it looks like if you're not a member of a special network, you would have to pay for it (if it's available).

The interviewer said she will be touring Canada next week, so there should be more press availability during the tour.

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 8:34 AM
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Subject: Philippa Gregory's new book

Hi, All 

Just heard that Philippa Gregory will be appearing on Canada AM on the CTV  network in half an hour (8:00 am EDT). Her new book is called *The King's Curse,* and it is about  . . . wait for it!  Margaret Pole!!! Should be good!

TTFN J

Johanne

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Email - jltournier60@...

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I am finding it quite scary. Apart from probably not being able to be British, it will have to be English, and changing the flag, there is also a good chance of destabilising the currency and the stock market, which is not what you want when you are retired.
My husband and I are also at least part Scottish, so that hurts.
Richard would never have let it happen.

Yet another reason to be a Ricardian.

Jess

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HA  I actually thought about that yesterday. History and cycles are so very interesting. I would imagine quite a few monarchs are at least wiggling, if not actually turning in their graves! The news in the US is yes for separation. It will certainly be interesting. Also heard that this would make the Cameron government fall. That I don't get, but politics  my oh my!

From: [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:10 AM
To:
Subject: RE: Philippa Gregory's new book

On a UK political note, we may need Richard III after tomorrow to take his army and re-capture Berwick.=

Jess

From: Jessie Skinner janjovian@... []
Sent: 17/09/2014 00:49
To:
Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book

My daughter and I really enjoyed reading The Other Boleyn Girl, in great part because a lot of it was based locally.
Rochford Hall which is in walking distance of my house was the home of Thomas Boleyn.
It is a golf club now, and is situated just behind London Southend Airport, (a small regional airport despite the name).
When my daughter was younger we used to walk over the fields, take a public footpath around the airport perimeter, and then dodge the golf balls, coming out opposite Rochford Hall and by the parish church.

Jess

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From: Maria Torres ejbronte@... [] <>;
To: <>;
Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book
Sent: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 8:58:53 PM

Thanks for this, Joanne - very interesting! I say, though we still need to take her with some grains of salt: bear in mind that the Mary Boleyn she likes is the very fictional one she drew in _The Other Boleyn Girl_.

Maria

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On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Johanne Tournier jltournier60@... [] <> wrote:

I saw Ms. Gregory and found her quite interesting.

She referred to the Tudors as usurping the throne, said that Margaret Pole was a Plantagenet princess, who was 100% completely innocent and has been beatified by the Catholic Church. She noted that she was close to Henry VIII and was his oldest female victim. Of course mentioned the botched execution but said she should be important for her life and not so much for her death as a victim. And she minced no words in saying that Henry changed from a golden prince to an out-and-out psychotic monarch. Oh, for what it's worth, she said her two favourite characters are Elizabeth Woodville and Mary Bolyn.

I thought the interview might be available on the CTV website, but it looks like if you're not a member of a special network, you would have to pay for it (if it's available).

The interviewer said she will be touring Canada next week, so there should be more press availability during the tour.

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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Hi, All 

Just heard that Philippa Gregory will be appearing on Canada AM on the CTV network in half an hour (8:00 am EDT). Her new book is called *The King's Curse,* and it is about . . . wait for it!  Margaret Pole!!! Should be good!

TTFN J

Johanne

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Can't we still be British? These are, after all, the British Isles. Scotland's departure would not make any difference to that geographical fact. The Welsh certainly won't take kindly to having to be English! We'll have hordes of fire-breathing dragons flapping over the Marches. Living in Gloucestershire, and therefore well within range of even trainee dragons, I don't fancy the awful possibility of being singed on a regular basis. Sandra =^..^= From: mailto: Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 1:35 PM To: Subject: Re: RE: Philippa Gregory's new book

I am finding it quite scary. Apart from probably not being able to be British, it will have to be English, and changing the flag, there is also a good chance of destabilising the currency and the stock market, which is not what you want when you are retired.
My husband and I are also at least part Scottish, so that hurts.
Richard would never have let it happen.

Yet another reason to be a Ricardian.

Jess

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HA  I actually thought about that yesterday. History and cycles are so very interesting. I would imagine quite a few monarchs are at least wiggling, if not actually turning in their graves! The news in the US is yes for separation. It will certainly be interesting. Also heard that this would make the Cameron government fall. That I don't get, but politics  my oh my!

From: [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:10 AM
To:
Subject: RE: Philippa Gregory's new book

On a UK political note, we may need Richard III after tomorrow to take his army and re-capture Berwick.=

Jess

From: Jessie Skinner janjovian@... []
Sent: 17/09/2014 00:49
To:
Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book

My daughter and I really enjoyed reading The Other Boleyn Girl, in great part because a lot of it was based locally.
Rochford Hall which is in walking distance of my house was the home of Thomas Boleyn.
It is a golf club now, and is situated just behind London Southend Airport, (a small regional airport despite the name).
When my daughter was younger we used to walk over the fields, take a public footpath around the airport perimeter, and then dodge the golf balls, coming out opposite Rochford Hall and by the parish church.

Jess

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

From: Maria Torres ejbronte@... [] <>;
To: <>;
Subject: Re: Philippa Gregory's new book
Sent: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 8:58:53 PM

Thanks for this, Joanne - very interesting! I say, though we still need to take her with some grains of salt: bear in mind that the Mary Boleyn she likes is the very fictional one she drew in _The Other Boleyn Girl_.

Maria

ejbronte@...

On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Johanne Tournier jltournier60@... [] <> wrote:

I saw Ms. Gregory and found her quite interesting.

She referred to the Tudors as usurping the throne, said that Margaret Pole was a Plantagenet princess, who was 100% completely innocent and has been beatified by the Catholic Church. She noted that she was close to Henry VIII and was his oldest female victim. Of course mentioned the botched execution but said she should be important for her life and not so much for her death as a victim. And she minced no words in saying that Henry changed from a golden prince to an out-and-out psychotic monarch. Oh, for what it's worth, she said her two favourite characters are Elizabeth Woodville and Mary Bolyn.

I thought the interview might be available on the CTV website, but it looks like if you're not a member of a special network, you would have to pay for it (if it's available).

The interviewer said she will be touring Canada next week, so there should be more press availability during the tour.

Johanne

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Johanne L. Tournier

Email - jltournier60@...

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Subject: Philippa Gregory's new book

Hi, All 

Just heard that Philippa Gregory will be appearing on Canada AM on the CTV network in half an hour (8:00 am EDT). Her new book is called *The King's Curse,* and it is about . . . wait for it!  Margaret Pole!!! Should be good!

TTFN J

Johanne

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Johanne L. Tournier

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