A Proud Taste For Scarlet and Miniver

Kasthu · Post by **Kasthu** » Sun December 14th, 2008, 11:51 pm

Anybody ever read this when they were growing up? This was the book that introduced me to historical fiction and the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine, and I recently re-read it for maybe the tenth time. Wonderful story of Eleanor and King Henry, with some wonderful asides from William Marshal and Thomas Becket.

Eigon · Post by **Eigon** » Fri December 19th, 2008, 6:28 pm

I read it as an adult - I re-enact this period, and I think Eleanor was a wonderful character. It was mostly a very good introduction to Eleanor and Henry and the rest - but I did wince a bit when she mentioned potatoes!

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Tue June 2nd, 2009, 4:52 pm

Fantastic book. I have used it in classrooms, both Jr. High and High School. It's a great tool to start and flesh out many discussions.

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Tue June 2nd, 2009, 5:14 pm

[quote=""Kasthu""]Anybody ever read this when they were growing up? This was the book that introduced me to historical fiction and the story of Eleanor of Aquitaine, and I recently re-read it for maybe the tenth time. Wonderful story of Eleanor and King Henry, with some wonderful asides from William Marshal and Thomas Becket.[/quote]

I've never read it Kasthu, but it's not my mental TBR. I've heard many good things about it.

SusannaG · Post by **SusannaG** » Thu June 25th, 2009, 9:27 pm

I read this one when I was about twelve and really enjoyed it. I think it was my introduction to Eleanor of Aquitaine, actually.