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So good. One large story woven together over generations, and revealing connections to me that I Should have known, but missed, and reiterated the stuff I did know, but in better detail.

Fry is perfect to read this, and keeps my rapt attention

Made our way thru Heracles, Jason and the Argonauts, Atalanta, Oedipus (not a hero in the modern sense but a big one), and currently making towards the fate of Theseus. Such fun! Especially in audio format from Mr. Fry himself

Funny.

Far more detail explaining things about Gaunt, such as why he was so focused on Castile and being the ruler/power behind that. Also a good clear example of how he ended up Duke of Lancaster and so rich. Also a great illustration of why Leicester was so steadfastly loyal to the Lancasters, and in turn, John, when he became the Duke (son in law of the late Duke Henry)

Ahh..welcome back old son

Building on what I already know of Gaunt, which is, that I like him, and that he seems to be his generation’s Richard Duke of York (the Protector, not his son Richard III) in that he was close to the crown, had very good ideas and put his sons into power thru his hard work and mechanations. I’m happy to hear otherwise too!

I’m savouring this like a fine whisky.

Perseus’s story, and the start of Heracles/Hercules

Good start so far, already learned a new word and some good context in depth about the time of Gaunt’s birth

Laugh out loud funny and concerning at the same time.

Writing is a bit stiff “person 1 says:” Poirot says: “person 3 says:

It will get better I just wonder if this is a poor edit

I think they thought they were running out of time; we went from Stone Age Homo Sapiens and Neanderthal migration and Ice Ages to William and Mary over 200pg, but William and Mary coronation in 1689 to Iron Bridges in Shropshire 90yrs later as advances of the Industrial Revolution in one page!

Speeding thru the 18th Century to WW1 in but 50, with George III and Victoria the only monarchs getting mention really

A rather quick dash thru English history, we started with the Ice Age and Paleolithic times (Stone Age) and have made it to the 5th of Henry’s 6 wives in 150 pages lol

So very interesting and a literary approach to history while not switching to historical fiction.

Thomas Beaufort is a BMF.