Who would you nominate for an HF author to write about?

[Leyland]

I’d love for an author to take a look at Sir William Stanley, a Yorkist, and give us his story in much the same way that EC has given us William Marshal. Except, of course that Stanley appears to have been both hero and villain, but I think his story would make fascinating fictionalized reading all the same.

After falling from Richard III’s favor, this younger brother of Thomas Stanley the Earl of Derby, went to the aid of Henry Tudor’s cause. At Bosworth, his direct intervention in the battle to defeat Richard III gained Henry Tudor a crown, thus becoming Henry VII. He thrived in the new court and was rewarded well by becoming Lord Chamberlain and the richest commoner in the realm. But after all the heroics and rewards, he was beheaded through his support of Perkin Warbeck’s cause.

Switching sides in the wargames of kings and princes, whilst amassing riches and properties, creates such interesting and intricate conflicts in a good story. Anyway – I think the man led a considerably interesting life during the Roses conflicts and he could be a worthy lead character in HF!

[Perdita]

Good thread! There are so many interesting characters it's amazing we just get the same old Elizabeth, Mary, Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, Elizabeth and Anne.

I'd like someone to write about Arbella Stewart who was a possible contender to the throne after Elizabeth and who suffered all her life because of it. She was practically kept prisoner with her Grandmother Bess of Hardiwck, denied the chance to marry the man she loved, tried to run away, got caught and then died in the Tower. I love a good cheery tale...

[donroc]

Talleyrand. He was a noble of the monarchy, survived the Terror, orchestrated the coup that brought Napoleon to power, switched to the monarchists and represented France at the Congress of Vienna, saved her territorial integrity with clever diplomacy, switched again to support Louis Philippe, and employed the greatest chef of his era.

[donroc]

Homer Lea, 1876-1912. I almost wrote a novel about him, but got sidetracked onto other subjects. Born a hunchback, he was gifted at fencing and at Stanford became fascinated with the Chinese struggle to become a republic.

He went to China, became great friends with Sun Yat-Sen, and led a contingent of Chinese troops to relieve Beijing with the Europeans and Japanese during the Boxer Rebellion.

He was the only Caucasion present at the inauguration of Sun Yat-Sen.

His VALOR OF IGNORANCE, 1908 predicted war between the USA and Japan, and in 1941, the Japaense landed in the Philippines exactly where his maps suggested.

His DAY OF THE SAXON predicted war and where between England and Germany, and he was invited by both general staffs to consult on strategy.

He was preparing a third book, when he died, THE SWARMING OF THE SLAV, predicting if the Saxons survived against the Teuton, the great final war would come between the USA and England against Russia -- before international communism.

[Margaret]

I wish someone would write a good novel about Ali ibn Ridwan, a physician and astrologer in medieval Cairo. I wrote a nonfiction article about him for the Saudi Aramco World magazine a few years ago, and he was a fascinating guy. (See http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200604/the.scholar.s.supernova.htm.) But to really do him justice, one would have to read Arabic. A lot of his writings are still around, but have not been translated into English.

[boswellbaxter]

Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Douglas

[princess garnet]

Madame Elisabeth, sister of Louis XVI
Madame Marie-Therese, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

[Barbara Passaris]

Juana la Loca, sister of Katherine of Aragon and wife of Philip of Habsberg.

[Amanda]

Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Douglas

Yep. I second this one. Margaret seemed to be involved in so much of the goings on at times. She stirred up Elizabeth, both during Mary's reign, and was up to her elbows in intrigue with marrying her son Darnely off to MQoS. She was packed off to the Tower a number of times too.

[boswellbaxter]

Yep. I second this one. Margaret seemed to be involved in so much of the goings on at times. She stirred up Elizabeth, both during Mary's reign, and was up to her elbows in intrigue with marrying her son Darnely off to MQoS. She was packed off to the Tower a number of times too.

I'm really surprised there's not more about her--fiction or nonfiction. I saw a nonfiction book about her (if I recall correctly) on Amazon, but it was over $100.

[Ariadne]

Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Douglas

Have you read Pamela Hill's The Green Salamander? It's about 30 years old by now though - undoubtedly time for someone else to take her on.

[boswellbaxter]

Have you read Pamela Hill's The Green Salamander? It's about 30 years old by now though - undoubtedly time for someone else to take her on.

Nope! Will have to check it out, thanks! (Add this to my list of novels with animal names to look out for.)

Edited: Found a copy! I do hope mine has the tacky cover shown at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Green-Salamander-Pamela-Hill/dp/0449236420/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220407129&sr=8-1

[Ariadne]

That's the same version I have. It is tacky, but it could be worse. At least they're both fully dressed.

[SonjaMarie]

Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Douglas

Nevermind, it's about Bess of Hardwick (the book I was going to suggest).

SM

[annis]

It's non-fiction, but Sarah Gristwood's biography of Arbella Stuart is a good read. "Arbella: England's Lost Queen (http://www.amazon.com/Arbella-Englands-Queen-Sarah-Gristwood/dp/B00120XDSS)"

And Mary S Lovell's book "Bess of Hardwick" does feature the two devious dames, Bess and the Countess of Lennox, conniving to arrange the marriage of their daughter (Elizabeth Cavendish) and son (Charles Darnley, Earl of Lennox) respectively, resulting in the birth of Arbella and the extreme displeasure of Queen Elizabeth I, who really, really didn't need yet another Stuart claimant to the English throne hovering in the wings. Bess also incurred the Queen's displeasure (and a spell in the Tower) over her interference in another earlier marriage arrangement; that of her friend Lady Katherine Grey and Edward Seymour.

[SonjaMarie]

I'd like a more modern novel on Madame de Montspan.

SM

[boswellbaxter]

Nevermind, it's about Bess of Hardwick (the book I was going to suggest).

SM

I went to Amazon and saw it was about Bess of Hardwick, but I bought it anyway. Then I got sidetracked by another Westcott novel called The Queen's Grace about Katherine Parr (depicted on the cover as a "saucy redhead"). I'm a weakling--I bought it also.

[annis]

Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, also appears in Dorothy Dunnett's "Lymond" series, where she is represented as not only devious, but down right wicked.

[SonjaMarie]

I went to Amazon and saw it was about Bess of Hardwick, but I bought it anyway. Then I got sidetracked by another Westcott novel called The Queen's Grace about Katherine Parr (depicted on the cover as a "saucy redhead"). I'm a weakling--I bought it also.

You found a cheap copy of "The Queen's Grace"? Wow, lucky you! I've bought a few in the past for Ebay, but none have shown up recently under $50!

SM

[boswellbaxter]

You found a cheap copy of "The Queen's Grace"? Wow, lucky you! I've bought a few in the past for Ebay, but none have shown up recently under $50!

SM

It was about $25, but as you say, everything else was in the $60 and up range, so I decided to grab it while the grabbing was good.

[boswellbaxter]

It's non-fiction, but Sarah Gristwood's biography of Arbella Stuart is a good read. "Arbella: England's Lost Queen (http://www.amazon.com/Arbella-Englands-Queen-Sarah-Gristwood/dp/B00120XDSS)"

And Mary S Lovell's book "Bess of Hardwick" does feature the two devious dames, Bess and the Countess of Lennox, conniving to arrange the marriage of their daughter (Elizabeth Cavendish) and son (Charles Darnley, Earl of Lennox) respectively, resulting in the birth of Arbella and the extreme displeasure of Queen Elizabeth I, who really, really didn't need yet another Stuart claimant to the English throne hovering in the wings. Bess also incurred the Queen's displeasure (and a spell in the Tower) over her interference in another earlier marriage arrangement; that of her friend Lady Katherine Grey and Edward Seymour.

Those two are sitting impatiently on my TBR shelf. Maybe they'll be next in line.

[Alaric]

Peter the Great and Ivan the Terrible.

[SonjaMarie]

It was about $25, but as you say, everything else was in the $60 and up range, so I decided to grab it while the grabbing was good.

Oh that not really cheap, though if it was a book I didn't have on Jane, that would be cheap to me.

SM

[Juniper]

Margaret Beaufort- mother to Henry VII.

She has always intrigued me, but I was awed when I found out that she was a decendant of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt.

[MLE]

Jeanne d'Albret of Navarre, daughter of Marguerite d'Angoleme and mother of Henry IV of France.
from Wikipedia:
Jeanne III or Joan III, known as Jeanne d'Albret (7 January 1528 – 9 June 1572) was Queen regnant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_regnant) of Navarre (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Navarre) from 1555 to 1572, wife of Antoine de Bourbon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_de_Bourbon), duc de Vendôme (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counts_and_dukes_of_Vend%C3%B4me) and mother of King Henry IV of France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_France). She was the acknowledged spiritual and political leader of the French Huguenot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Huguenot) movement.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_d%27Albret#cite_note-0)

[Margaret]

Pamela Hill wrote a novel called Green Salamander, published in 1977, about Margaret Douglas. I haven't read it, but it's a wonderful title, isn't it?

[SonjaMarie]

Pamela Hill wrote a novel called Green Salamander, published in 1977, about Margaret Douglas. I haven't read it, but it's a wonderful title, isn't it?

Already mentioned :D

SM

[Carla]

Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, mother-in-law to Mary, Queen of Scots:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Douglas

Annis beat me to it. Although she's only a secondary character in the Lymond Chronicles, it's a vivid portrayal that might be quite hard to beat.

[Carla]

Jeanne d'Albret of Navarre, daughter of Marguerite d'Angoleme and mother of Henry IV of France.

I'm sure Jean Plaidy did Jeanne of Navarre. I can't remember the novel, though - maybe she was an important secondary character in the Catherine de Medici trilogy?

[sweetpotatoboy]

I'm sure Jean Plaidy did Jeanne of Navarre. I can't remember the novel, though - maybe she was an important secondary character in the Catherine de Medici trilogy?

I was just about to say the same thing, and it would definitely have been that trilogy, presumably the first one Madame Serpent. It's a couple of decades since I read that series but Jeanne was definitely a memorable character in it.

[diamondlil]

I would love to read some fiction about Catherine the Great.

[SonjaMarie]

I would love to read some fiction about Catherine the Great.

Have you read the one about her and Elizabeth? I read it years ago.

SM

[diamondlil]

Not sure which one you are referring to.

[SonjaMarie]

Well *bleep* me man, I can't find it! I would recognize the cover if I saw it but I'm not seeing it!

I did however find these two fiction titles on Catherine, I'm not sure if it's the same book with a different title though or if she just wrote two books on her:
Imperial Highness Evelyn Anthony
The Rebel Princess Evelyn Anthony

And there are also this title about Catherine by E.A, found on a Amazon thread about Catherine fiction:
2) Curse not the King (Catherine's lengthy and bitter conflict with her hated son, Paul Petrovitch.)

SM

[SonjaMarie]

Ok found it, guess it's not fiction after all, though I could've sworn it was:
http://www.fmfproductions.com/ebay/book0329.jpg

"Elizabeth and Catherine" by Robert Coughlan

SM

[chuck]

I wish someone would take on Charlemagne and his companions....A very dynamic and charismatic character....numerous political marriages and many children out of wedlock...controversial religious intolerance, brilliant administrator and the champion of the Carolingian Renaissance.....

[donroc]

I wish someone would take on Charlemagne and his companions....A very dynamic and charismatic character....numerous political marriages and many children out of wedlock...controversial religious intolerance, brilliant administrator and the champion of the Carolingian Renaissance.....


Intolerant of pagans but more than tolerant of Jews as were his father and son Louis..

[Margaret]

Alan Massie's Charlemagne and Roland is currently out in the U.K. and will be published in the U.S. in January 2009. (It's listed on the Medieval page at http://www.HistoricalNovels.info/Medieval.html.) I understand the narrative takes the form of stories about Charlemagne that the tutor of the young Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II tells him. I'm usually skeptical of novels that take this kind of frame approach rather than just plunging right into the central story, but Frederick II was a pretty interesting guy in his own right - he was the son of Queen Constance, the daughter of King Roger II of Sicily and grew up in medieval Sicily. And Massie seems to be well regarded as a historical novelist whose research tends to be pretty sound.

[Spitfire]

Ok found it, guess it's not fiction after all, though I could've sworn it was:
http://www.fmfproductions.com/ebay/book0329.jpg

"Elizabeth and Catherine" by Robert Coughlan

SM

OK, my library has this book, who has read it? Is it any good?

[SonjaMarie]

OK, my library has this book, who has read it? Is it any good?

I read it a long time ago, I think I liked it but I'd have to back in time and ask my teenage self!

SM

[Charm]

Elizabeth of York
Elizabeth Woodville

[SonjaMarie]

Elizabeth of York
Elizabeth Woodville

These are about Henry and Elizabeth:
The Dragon and the Rose - Roberta Gellis
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0872167763/theladyjanegr-20
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1404812989/sonjamariesbu-21

Richmond & Elizabeth - Brenda Honeyman
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BKIWV8/theladyjanegr-20
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0709115946/sonjamariesbu-21

The Tudor Rose - Margaret C. Barnes
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0441827209/theladyjanegr-20
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000CIMQF/sonjamariesbu-21

Elizabeth of York:
Elizabeth the Beloved - Maureen Peters
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345207033/theladyjanegr-20
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0006128815/sonjamariesbu-21

I have more links to books about Henry and by virtue Elizabeth here:
http://www.bitterwisdom.com/ladyjanegrey/store/miscellany/henryVII/fiction/fiction.html

SM

[Leyland]

Have I missed any novels centered on Anna Komnene (or Comnena), the Byzantine princess and scholar and, as the author of the Alexiad, known as one of the first female historians. I'd love to read a novel about her from birth and royal upbringing as the eldest child of Emperor Manuel Komnene and throughout her life as she attempted to seize imperial power for herself in the 11/12th C.

I intend to read The Alexiad at some point on the link below, but would love to read some good biographical fiction about her. In fact, something along the lines of Great Maria would be terrific!

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/annacomnena-alexiad.html

[SonjaMarie]

I found a YA book about her:
Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0440415365/theladyjanegr-20

SM

[donroc]

That reminds me. Byzantine Empress Irene might be worth a go for psychological HF. She murdered her husband and son to take power.

[chuck]

I would love to see a author write about the "White Ship" disaster of 1120....The stuff of books......It was such a sad tale.....It deserves more attention then a few mentions in other books.....

[Amanda]

I would love to see a author write about the "White Ship" disaster of 1120....The stuff of books......It was such a sad tale.....It deserves more attention then a few mentions in other books.....

Oh yes that is a good one too!

[Spitfire]

I would love to read a book about Zenobia, the Warrior Queen of Palmyra. She was beautiful, ambitious, capable as an administrator, fluent in several languages and used to campaigning with her husband. In 267 CE, Zenobia's husband and heir were assasinated. Zenobia managed to gain the respect and support of her subjects. She marched with her armies into Egypt and proclaimed herself queen in 269 CE, subsequently strengthening and embellishing her capital city Palmyra (to the point that it ranked with the larger cities of the Roman world). Her reign lasted no more than five years however, as she was defeated by Emperor Aurelian in 272 CE, who sacked Palmyra beyond repair. Zenobia was granted clemency and was said to have married a Roman senator and presumably spent the rest of her life in retirement.

[Kveto from Prague]

I want someone to write about this guy, Fritz Joubert Dusquesne

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Joubert_Duquesne


was a South African Boer soldier, prisoner of war, big game hunter, journalist, war correspondent, Anglophobe, stockbroker, saboteur, spy, and adventurer whose hatred for the British caused him to volunteer to spy for Germany during both World Wars. As a Boer spy he was known as the Black Panther, but he is also known as "The man who killed Kitchener"

He pretended to be paralized for 2 YEARS to escape from a prison hospital


talk about larger than life

[Veronica]

Is there any fiction about Jeanne D'Arc? Or non fiction for that matters that are good?

[boswellbaxter]

Is there any fiction about Jeanne D'Arc? Or non fiction for that matters that are good?

Quoting Annis here:

Mark Twain wrote a good novel about Joan of Arc- not in his usual style I know, but apparently he was fascinated by her story. He spent twelve years researching the subject.
http://www.amazon.com/Joan-Arc-Mark-Twain/dp/0898702682

Just remembered that Jane recently reviewed a novel about Joan of Arc:
http://www.historicalfictiononline.c...read.php?t=344 (http://www.historicalfictiononline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=344)

[Veronica]

I thought I had read all the answers! But I hadn't so thank you. :)

[Margaret]

Lots of fiction about Jeanne d'Arc - see the 14th-15th century page (the 100 Years War section) at www.HistoricalNovels.info (http://www.HistoricalNovels.info). I haven't read most of it, so can't vouch for the quality. But Mark Twain's novel follows the historical record pretty closely.

I wrote an article about Jeanne for Black Night, the fanzine of the Blackmore's Night Renaissance rock band. Back copies are not readily available, but I will make a note to post the article in the "Articles" section of my website. Some of the best of the nonfiction sources I used were:

Kelly DeVries, Joan of Arc: A Military Leader (1999)
Joan of Arc: In Her Own Words, compiled and translated by Willard Trask (1996)
Donald Spoto, Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint (2007)
Régine Pernoud and Marie Véronique Clin, Joan of Arc: Her Story (1998)
Siobhan Nash-Marshall, Joan of Arc: A Spiritual Biography (1999)
Régine Pernoud, The Retrial of Joan of Arc (1955)

All are excellent.

[Jack]

Juana la Loca, sister of Katherine of Aragon and wife of Philip of Habsberg.

If you haven't yet read it, try to dig up a copy of Lawrence Schoonover's PRISONER OF TORDESILLAS. It's an interesting portrayal that was written at the end of the 50's.

[Jack]

It's probably out there, but I'd like to read a little about U.S. Grant. He got *$&* done. When folks told Lincoln Grant was a drunk, he said "Send each of my other generals a case of whatever he's drinking!" I bet there's lots to write about with him.

[annis]

There are a couple of novels about Ulysses S. Grant
Max Byrd's "Grant" (http://www.amazon.com/Grant-Novel-Max-Byrd/dp/0553380184), and 'That Fateful Lightning" (http://www.amazon.com/That-Fateful-Lightning-Novel-Ulysses/dp/0345427289) by Richard Parry. Grant also features in Jeff Shaara's "Killer Angels"

[gyrehead]

Either a book about Cleopatra II and her daughters; especially Cleoptra III who stole mummy's hubby, her own brother, away from her.

Or the next generation's Cleopatra's who duked it out in Syria as they married and unmarried the various Seleucids and pretenders.

Good bloody stuff that makes Shakespeare's tragedies look like a lark.

Colleen McCullough in her prime would have done wonders with this era and set of characters (assuming she was completely over her Jonas Bros crush on Julius Caesar and didn't write it completely slanted to pay homage to him and Rome coughAntony&Cleopatracough).

It would take a great researcher and of course even more a great writer who didn't look at these women, and men, and slap a modern pearl clutching politically correct sensibility on everything.

[Carla]

I would love to read a book about Zenobia, the Warrior Queen of Palmyra. She was beautiful, ambitious, capable as an administrator, fluent in several languages and used to campaigning with her husband. In 267 CE, Zenobia's husband and heir were assasinated. Zenobia managed to gain the respect and support of her subjects. She marched with her armies into Egypt and proclaimed herself queen in 269 CE, subsequently strengthening and embellishing her capital city Palmyra (to the point that it ranked with the larger cities of the Roman world). Her reign lasted no more than five years however, as she was defeated by Emperor Aurelian in 272 CE, who sacked Palmyra beyond repair. Zenobia was granted clemency and was said to have married a Roman senator and presumably spent the rest of her life in retirement.

Have you come across Zenobia: The Rebel Queen, by Judith Weingarten? I think it's the first in an intended trilogy, as it only covers the first part of Zenobia's life and the main narrator is a different character. I reviewed it a while ago (http://www.carlanayland.org/reviews/zenobia_rebel_queen.htm).

[Carla]

Juana la Loca, sister of Katherine of Aragon and wife of Philip of Habsberg.

I thought someone would already have suggested The Last Queen by CW Gortner, but as far as I can see no-one has. I think it's out about now.

[Jack]

There are a couple of novels about Ulysses S. Grant
Max Byrd's "Grant" (http://www.amazon.com/Grant-Novel-Max-Byrd/dp/0553380184), and 'That Fateful Lightning" (http://www.amazon.com/That-Fateful-Lightning-Novel-Ulysses/dp/0345427289) by Richard Parry. Grant also features in Jeff Shaara's "Killer Angels"

Thanks Annis. I'll check them out.
Jack

[Andromeda_Organa]

more about Eva Peron- my novel will be out by Christmas though. :D

Philippa of Hainault

Cleopata I, II, and III

Arsinoe II

Deborah

Jezebel

Athaliah

Michelle Moran, help!;)

[Leo62]

Please no more royalty! :eek:

How about people that actually Did Useful Stuff, like scientists. There was a novel recently about Nicola Tesla called The Invention of Everything Else, but I haven't noticed much else...

Isaac Newton had an interesting life (he was an astrologer and he worked for the Royal Mint as well as revolutionising physics), and of course there's Galileo and his dramatic conflicts with the Church. And, going further back, there's Roger Bacon, known as Doctor Mirabilis and arguably he first experimental scientist in Europe.

And I'd like to see some more medieval mystics :D Hildegard has been done of course, but there's plenty of others like Margery Kempe or Christina of Markyate.

[Leyland]

In honor of Pensacola's 450th anniversary of European settlement, I'd like to see a Spanish explorer-centric novel featuring the life and times of Don Tristan de Luna y Arrelano (1519-1571). He ran with Coronado! Got to be the stuff of adventure there.

[Ludmilla]

Along the same line, I'd love to read a fictional treatment of Hernando de Soto's journey.

[emr]

In honor of Pensacola's 450th anniversary of European settlement, I'd like to see a Spanish explorer-centric novel featuring the life and times of Don Tristan de Luna y Arrelano (1519-1571). He ran with Coronado! Got to be the stuff of adventure there.

There seems to be a novel about him:

Appleyard, John. De Luna. [Pensacola], the author, 1977. 278p., signed by Appleyard, dj. Novel based on Don Tristan de Luna and the de Luna colony of 1559, first Spanish settlement in Florida.
(http://www.amazon.com/Luna-John-Appleyard/dp/B0006WNI74/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250373788&sr=1-1)

[emr]

Along the same line, I'd love to read a fictional treatment of Hernando de Soto's journey.

I cant find if this novel has been translated:

Las Huellas del Conquistador by Jose Luis Perez Regueira (http://www.amazon.com/Huellas-Conquistador-Editorial-Historica-Spanish/dp/8496544796/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250374304&sr=1-1)

[Jack]

[QUOTE=Leo62;36955]Please no more royalty! :eek:

How about people that actually Did Useful Stuff, like scientists. There was a novel recently about Nicola Tesla called The Invention of Everything Else, but I haven't noticed much else...

Isaac Newton had an interesting life (he was an astrologer and he worked for the Royal Mint as well as revolutionising physics), and of course there's Galileo and his dramatic conflicts with the Church. And, going further back, there's Roger Bacon, known as Doctor Mirabilis and arguably he first experimental scientist in Europe.

And I'd like to see some more medieval mystics :D Hildegard has been done of course, but there's plenty of others like Margery Kempe or Christina of Markyate.[/QUOTE

Leo, best NF book I've read on Newton is ISAAC NEWTON: THE LAST SORCERER

[Margaret]

I wrote an article about Jeanne for Black Night, the fanzine of the Blackmore's Night Renaissance rock band. Back copies are not readily available, but I will make a note to post the article in the "Articles" section of my website.

I have finally posted this article, with a list at the end of nonfiction and novels about Joan of Arc. See http://www.HistoricalNovels.info/Joan-of-Arc.html.

[love_uk]

There are a couple of novels about Ulysses S. Grant
Max Byrd's "Grant" (http://www.amazon.com/Grant-Novel-Max-Byrd/dp/0553380184), and 'That Fateful Lightning" (http://www.amazon.com/That-Fateful-Lightning-Novel-Ulysses/dp/0345427289) by Richard Parry. Grant also features in Jeff Shaara's "Killer Angels"
Annis,

The Killer Angels was written by Jeff's father Michael Shaara & won the 1974 Pulitzer for Best Fiction.

Since his father's death, Jeff Shaara has written both sequels & prequels to The Killer Angels:

Gone for Soldiers (Mexican War - all the Civil War Famous generals are pretty young & raw)

Gods and Generals (made into a movie like KAs)

Last Full Measure, which uses Grant as one of the "voices"

Additionally, Jeff has written a 2-book series on the American Revolution, 1 book on WWI & will be publishing the 3rd book of his WWII trilogy this November.

Although generally disinterested in "war" fiction, I have found every one of Jeff's books absulutely un-put-downable!!!

http://www.jeffshaara.com/