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xviii: King James II was not replaced by his sister, but by his daughter. Author has muddled the Williams and Marys. Slip of the mind, but a decent editor or copyeditor should have caught that.

So far he's made a mistake about Arthur's clothing, which looks accurate for his time. His diction isn't fabulous. And Queen Elizabeth Woodville did NOT make a fatal error in handing over her younger son. Richard III's men surrounded Westminster Abbey where she was in sanctuary, and she really had no choice--and she was handing the boy over to a senior relative, Cardinal Bourchier. She knew not to trust Richard.

Enjoyed until we meet Cameron. Beach read.

Still in the family trees and mini bios, where there are really annoying, careless, and clearly obvious errors. Not a good beginning.

I'm finally getting around to reading this in an edition that I bought years ago which has tiny tiny type (which presumably was much easier for me to read then), and has yellowed some. New copies are expensive. A quandary, esp since I am finding the Pistons losing battles very depressing, if enlightening.

Skipping around. This will take me a while to read, even just the Third Age parts.