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The first thing the main characters in this book did upon arriving home after a difficult day is frantically say to one another "Where's the Scotch?" I'm not passing judgement here but I'm just curious to know the customs of English speaking folks in England as compared to English speaking Americans - where this would probably be regarded as kinda sinful behavior and not something you'd want to reveal to the neighbors or friends from work. Maud refused to give up her son, William, to King John as a hostage. She refused on the grounds that John had murdered his nephew Arthur whom he should have protected, in 1208. She died in 1210 at Corfe, Windsor, England--murdered by King John, who had her walled up alive in her castle walls with young William. Turner, RV (2006). "Briouze [Braose], William de ( d. 1211)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (onlineed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/3283 . Retrieved 22 January 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.); Holden, BW (2001). "King John, the Braoses, and the Celtic Fringe, 1207–1216". Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies. 33 (2): 1–23. doi: 10.2307/4053044. JSTOR 4053044. Maud de Braose features in many Welsh folklore myths and legends. There is one legend which says that Maud built the castle of Hay-on-Wye single handed in one night, carrying the stones in her apron.[12] She was also said to have been extremely tall and often donned armour while leading troops into battle.[13]
Matilda de Braose (1172- 29 December 1210). Married Gruffydd ap Rhys II, by whom she had two sons, Rhys and Owain. From: Doug Thompson ( [email protected]) Subject: Parentage of Matilda de Braose (St Valery) - "new" evidence. Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 19:50:11 Fascinating plot for those into time-travel historical fiction/romance. I would class this as historical fiction since along with all the pathos, I learned a great deal about Wales and King John of England.there seems to be very little editing and the book goes on and on. the scenes in past times are the most enjoyable. Margaret de Braose (died after 1255), married Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath, son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath and Rohese of Monmouth. The couple had around 16 children together, who married into some of the most powerful families of the time. Their eldest son, William, married Maud de Clare, daughter of the Earl of Hertford. Another son, Giles, became Bishop of Hereford. Maud de St. Valery married William de Briouze, son of William de Briouze and Bertha of Hereford.1 She died in 1210 at dungeons of Corfe, Windsor, Berkshire, England, starved to death.1 The final fall of her husband may owe a lot to her hasty reply to King John when he requested her son William as a hostage in 1208. She refused on the grounds that John had murdered his nephew Arthur whom he should have protected. The dispute between John and the de Braoses led to Maud dying of starvation in the King's castle at Windsor along with her son, while her husband, stripped of all his lands, died the following year in exile in France.
I was hoping I would like this book, as it is my favorite genre of historical fiction. I did find it fairly enjoyable for that reason but with some large irritating flaws: Maud's daughter Margaret de Lacy founded a religious house, the Hospital of St. John, in Aconbury, Herefordshire in her memory.[10]On 10 October 1216, eight days before his death, King John conceded three carucates of land in the royal forest of Aconbury to Margaret for the construction of the religious house. He sent the instructions to Walter de Lacy, Sheriff of Hereford by letters patent.[11] Maud supported her husband's military ambitions and he put her in charge of Hay Castle and surrounding territory. Someone please tell me that the English people don't chug down a bottle of Scotch every day and probably more when the going gets rough? Maud de St. Valéry de Braose (c. 1150-1210) was the wife of William de Braose, 7th Baron Abergavenny, 4th Lord Bramber, a powerful Marcher baron and court favorite of King John of England. She would later incur the wrath and enmity of the King. She is also known in history as Matilda de Braose, Moll Wallbee, and Lady of La Haie.[1]The pain and suffering of Matilda's life threaten to take over Jo's, as she finds herself spontaneously regressing and reliving Matilda's life. The plot is complicated by the presence of three men in Jo's life who seem to be the reincarnations of John, William and Richard. Maud (Matilda) de Braose was also known as the Lady of la Haie and to the Welsh as Moll Walbee. Married to William de Braose, the "Ogre of Abergavenny", she was a significant warrior in her own right. Her long defence of Pain's Castle when it was besieged by the Welsh earned it the name "Matilda's Castle". The local people saw her as a supernatural character. She was said to have built Hay Castle (above) single handed in one night, carrying the stones in her apron. Matilda refused and Roger of Wendover recorded her response to the soldiers sent to collect the boys, as; “I will not deliver my sons to your lord, King John, for he foully murdered his nephew Arthur, whom he should have cared for honourably.” Reginald de Braose, 9th Baron Abergavenny (1178-9 June 1228). Married firstly, Grecia de Briwere, daughter of William de Briwere and Beatrice de Vaux, and secondly, after 1222, Gwladus Ddu, daughter of Welsh Prince Llewelyn the Great. Had issue by his first wife, including William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny, who married Eva Marshal, and Matilda de Braose, who married Rhys Mechyll. Her husband died a year later in exile in France where he had gone disguised as a beggar to escape King John's wrath after the latter had declared him an outlaw, following his alliance with Llywelyn the Great, whom he had assisted in open rebellion against the king, an act which John regarded as treason. He was buried in the Abbey of St. Victor, Paris.
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