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The Medievalist Kindle Edition

by Anne-Marie Lacy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
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Will she leave her heart in the past as she travels through time to solve a mystery?

Aspiring historian Jayne Lyons has pinned her career hopes on proving that her ancestor, King Richard III, is innocent of the murder of the Princes in the Tower. While volunteering at the search for his missing grave, she is cast back into the brutal 15th century, in the middle of Richard’s army camp.

As Jayne realizes she may not be able to return home, she adjusts to her new life and finds herself falling for Richard, and becoming his mistress. She even starts entertaining the hope of saving him.

But the Princes are missing, and all evidence points to Richard. When he asks her to spy for him against his enemy, Henry Tudor, she must decide whether to help the man she loves, even though he may be one of history’s greatest villains.

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"Lacy has given us a wonderful romp through history in The Medievalist. A worthy read for any who love adventure and history."Robert HicksAuthor of The Widow of the South The Orphan Mother

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I love a good murder mystery, so my fascination with Richard III began with my interest in the missing Princes in the Tower. As I read about him, I decided that I needed to create my own solution to the fate of the Princes. I was well into my research when Richard's missing grave was discovered in 2012, and my historical mystery became an historical fantasy, and The Medievalist was born.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B075JDTQFZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ City Owl Press (November 21, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 21, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2609 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
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Anne-Marie Lacy

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Anne-Marie Lacy lives in Huntsville, Alabama with her husband Allen and an Irish Wolfhound named Devon. An attorney by trade, she is an avid reader of escapist literature, and writes fiction that she hopes will take her readers out of their everyday lives and immerse them in other, more magical, worlds.

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Parvati
5.0 out of 5 stars A Time-traveller in the Court of Richard III
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2018
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I have been a committed Richard III supporter ever since I read, many years ago, Josephine Tey's "The Daughter of Time". (Truth is the daughter of time.) For those of you who haven't come across that classic of the murder mystery genre, Tey's Inspector Grant is confined to bed for a long period after being wounded and he passes his time by attempting to solve a very cold crime – the murder of the princes in the Tower. To his surprise, he realises he has no choice but to acquit King Richard of the murders.

The Medievalist is, in a sense, a similar investigation of the same crime, but it is also a love story, and has that in common with two more wonderful novels featuring Richard III, namely "We Speak No Treason" and "The Court of the Midnight King". In both of these stories the heroine is in love with Richard, and in the second there is also an element of time travel (click on the titles to see my full reviews on this site of these two excellent books). In The Medievalist, however, time travel underlies the whole story.

Jayne Lyons is an American student working on her PhD in history who, for no particular reason (other than a family legend that they are descended from King Richard) is convinced that Shakespeare got the whole thing wrong and Richard was neither a villain nor a hunchback. At the newly opened site of Richard's grave in a car park in Leicester she finds a silver boar pendant, and when she holds it is transported back to the 15th century and the camp of Richard and his army, where – naturally. given the way she is dressed – she is taken for a camp-following whore and accused of stealing the silver boar.

Her adventures during the coming months, leading up to the Battle of Bosworth, make the book an all-night read, and the author's version of what really happened to the two little princes is at least as likely as any other theory I have come across.

Well researched (by an obviously devoted student of the period and the person) and well written. Highly recommended.
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impulsesleuthcat
4.0 out of 5 stars Romancing Richard III
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2017
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I'm a devoted Ricardian (someone who admires Richard III and thinks he got a raw deal from history), so when I heard about a time-travel book that delves into his story, I knew I wanted to read it.
Time travel novel-writers have to convince their readers of the plausibility of time travel (that is, if you can swallow the camel of time travel, will you stumble over a gnat -- "how come the heroine can understand what people say? Don't they wonder about her accent, the fillings in her teeth, or the fact that she doesn't know how to say a pater noster?")
Then there are the consequences of time travel -- what if the heroine succeeds in saving Richard III's life? There would be no Tudor dynasty, no Henry VIII, no Elizabeth I, no Stuart dynasty, and so on. This suspense is one of the driving factors of the plot in The Medievalist. The author also makes good use of the tension between the heroine's love and concern for Richard and her desire to get safely back to modern times.
In addition to these challenges, author Anne-Marie Lacy is working within the confines of well-known history. She has, thankfully, not altered the main characters of the story, or the historical record. She has worked within these limitations to provide her version of answers to the great mysteries of the Richard III story. [What follows are not spoilers, but history]
Number one of course is, did Richard III kill his nephews to clear his path to the throne? Why did Buckingham rebel against the King? Why did Queen Elizabeth Woodville allow her daughters to come to Richard's court if she thought he had murdered her sons? What did Princess Elizabeth, who eventually was married to Henry VII, really think about everything that happened to her family?
Anne-Marie Lacy has provided explanations for all of these questions.
I think prior knowledge of the Richard III story would greatly enhance enjoyment of this book; I enjoyed the author's depiction of the minor (real) characters such as Tyrell, Catesby, Lovell, Queen Anne. Otherwise, only the bare bones of the story are presented. I think the story would be even better if it were longer, if more detail were included--perhaps not Gabaldon-like levels of detail, where it takes 20 pages to change a diaper--but some more vignettes of medieval life, and more about Richard III's administrative abilities, and his desire to be a good monarch, and the consequences to England if he had allowed his sister-in-law and her grasping relatives to rule England through the boy-king Edward.
There is little explication of the dilemmas that Richard faced, apart from the quandary of what to do about his nephews.
This is an England that has suffered through a protracted civil war, where allegiances can and do change, where superstition rules and where women are largely powerless. It makes sense that Jayne, the heroine is rescued by a priest because the Church was something of a civilizing force. Otherwise, she might not have survived her first day in medieval England.
The device of changing POV in alternating chapters between Richard III and the heroine Jayne was disconcerting at first, but I realized that it was necessary for the unfolding of the plot. Being a Ricardian, I liked the heroine and sympathized with her motivations. Richard III was also sympathetic, thoughtful and likeable.
I thought there was a good balance of narrative and dialogue, especially considering there was so much the author had to explain on behalf of readers who don't already know the story.
An enjoyable read for people who like medieval history, romance and time travel, and especially people who know and appreciate the amazing story of Richard III and the Wars of the Roses.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I very much enjoyed this book
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2018
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My wife ordered the Medievalist for me as I am a voracious reader always looking for new books and authors. I very much enjoyed this book. It is “historical fiction” set in the 15th Century during the brief reign of King Richard lll of England. The book was well researched with regard to historical facts and the fictional component is cleverly interwoven. The story is an action filled love story, all of which makes for a very good read. I recommend the Medievalist and look forward to Ms. Lacy’s next.
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Chris Perdue
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it but it should have been longer
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2018
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Loved it but it should have been longer. Great historical detail but she should have developed it more. This novel has the potential to outdo Outlander if made into a series!! Don’t hesitate reading this book. It’s a real page turner. Nice escape from the day-to-day.
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Linda Maynor
5.0 out of 5 stars First of all I love time travel books and this book is great because ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2018
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First of all I love time travel books and this book is great because the author writes with correct historical data with no anachronisms. I never saw the love story coming and how it develops is tantalizing. I never could figure out how this story would end and you don’t know the answer until the end which makes this a page turner. I admired Jayne for her ability to adapt to such a time warp so quickly and that her story did not completely change history but better explained history. The characters came to life for me and I felt myself being placed back in time. Great book, a very good read.
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Reader from Toronto
4.0 out of 5 stars Fairly engrossing
Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2020
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Fairly engrossing tale of England's Richard 3 and a modern historian's encounter with him through a magic sigil. Worth the read.
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Jo
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly deserves five stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2017
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I took my Kindle with me on holiday and was reading this in Iceland, and found it un-putdownable. There have been numerous time travel books associated with Richard and this is one of the best, with the caveat that there are a few errors, especially of dates. For example, the date of the Battle of Bosworth is given on one occasion as 25th August (it was 22nd), Richard's son is depicted as probably much younger than he would have been and Edward takes Richard to a brothel when Richard is 14, in (supposedly) Edward's first year as king - well Richard would have been only about 9 then! However, it is a mark of the quality of the writing in general and the storyline in particular that I can totally forgive the author these minor lapses and award her a thoroughly deserved five stars. I love her style and the heroine is a very sympathetic character. Richard III himself is portrayed in a positive and believable way, with his soft side contrasting well with his Plantagenet temper. I whole-heartedly recommend this book!
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Geraldine Greeh
5.0 out of 5 stars Heart wrenching, but beautiful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2018
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A beautifully written book. Once started, I did not want to put it down
Sad, gripping and quite beautiful.
One of the many things I loved about this book was the great attention to detail; with vivid description of every day life.
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Eirlys king
2.0 out of 5 stars Leave the poor man alone.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2019
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Oh dear, more sexual fantasy about King Richard. He must be positively revolving in his grave by now, considering his motto 'loyalty binds me' and no evidence of any sexual misconduct after his marriage. We know Richard slept with queen Anne until just before her death so it is unlikely she was frigid as described by this author and that Richard was committing adultery under the same roof. The book is riddled with mistakes and rolls out many myths eg there is no evidence Richard was a sickly child or that he owned a horse called White Surrey. Richard did not escort his nephew from Ludlow. Isabelle had 3 children. Lady Stanley could not have 'cornered' Bess as the former was under house arrest. Two women would not have gone on a journey alone. At one point the author gets Richard's age wrong and during the course of the book Richard's raised shoulder moves from right to left! Credulity is stretched too - Lord Stanley would never have signed an incriminating letter for others to find. It was amazing to discover that plaice were being fished from rivers not the sea! The language also left a lot to be desired eg use of 'ok' and the irritating repetition of 'the medievals' to refer to the people. I just can't believe readers can award 5 stars to such a pruriant travesty.
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