{"product_id":"the-hoodsman-queens-and-widows","title":"The Hoodsman: Queens and Widows","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1079, the Conqueror is critically wounded by Raynar in a skirmish at Gerberoi. With the Conqueror ill, Philip of France encourages rebellions against Norman rule. William placates Philip by choosing different sons to be the heirs of Normandy and of England. His favourite son Richard, is to be the next King of the English.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWith William ill and rarely in England, Regent Odo and the rest of the Norman ruling class keep to the South. Raynar is in Scotland visiting Margaret when Northumbrian rebels kill the Bishop of Durham. In revenge Odo's army Harrows the North, yet again.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e* * * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhile King Henry is busy securing and rebuilding the West Country after the Category 5 hurricane of August 10th, 1103, Queen Edith must rule the palace and the court of England. With the help of Raynar, Countess Lucy, and Countess Maud, she moves the court from Winchester to Westminster.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e* * * * *\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAbout The Author\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSkye Smith is my pen name. My ancestors were miners and shepherds near Castleton in the Peaks District of Derbyshire. I have been told by some readers that this series reminds them of Bernard Cornwell’s historical novels, and have always been delighted by the comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the tenth of my Hoodsman series of books, and you should read the first “Killing Kings” before you read this book. All of the books contain two timelines linked by characters and places. The “current” story is set in the era of King Henry I in the 1100’s, while the longer “flashback” story is set in the era of King William I after 1066.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eI have self-published twelve \"The Hoodsman ...\" books and they are:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003col\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eKilling Kings\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eHunting Kings\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFrisians of the Fens\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eSaving Princesses\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBlackstone Edge\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eEly Wakes\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eCourtesans and Exiles\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe Revolt of the Earls\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eForest Law\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eQueens and Widows\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003ePopes and Emperors\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe Second Invasion\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\r\n","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46470347948242,"sku":"be93a7a1-13a3-3b69-b8fa-01da7fd55503","price":4.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_017e89a8-8248-4cc7-b4bd-c53ff6dcf4a6.jpg?v=1762879059","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/the-hoodsman-queens-and-widows","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}