But the sky speaks of a royal death and ahead of all three is a journey fraught with danger and deception. Patricia bracewell returns with the second book in the emma of normandy trilogy revisiting emma, aethelred the unready, athelstan his eldest son, and the villainous elgiva in, the price of blood. The breath of kings by gene farrington book emma, the twicecrowned queen. Buy the price of blood the emma of normandy series, book 2 by patricia bracewell isbn. Despite the commissioning of encomium emmae reginae in memory of queen emma, a book of three volumes which looks at her marriage to cnut and the right of her children to rule, emma has been. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Waiting on wednesday for the love of words for the love. A novel emma of normandy trilogy book 2 kindle edition by bracewell, patricia. My current work in progress is the third book of a trilogy about the 11 th century queen of england, emma of normandy. Emma of normandy goodreads meet your next favorite book. Emma of normandy was the great aunt of william and edward had spent most of his early life in exile in the norman court. Order in the next 31 hours 22 minutes and get it by thursday, february 20. She ended up siding with the vikings, which is interesting given the fact that she was a viking by heritage. She was also the mother of king harthacnut and king edward the confessor. In the years leading up to the norman conquest of 1066 one woman, in particular, stands out as the matriarch of the period. Twice the queen of the english kingdom, emma of normandy is pictured here receiving the encomium emmae. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. The frontispiece shows queen emma receiving the book from its author, a monk of st omer.
Shadow on the crown by patricia bracewell librarything. Her nuanced, heartrending portrait of emma of normandy and her vikingravaged world brims with intrigue, courage, and sacrifice. Travel to caen for your car pick up your car rental, and i would book both in advance, especially the train. Readers first met emma of normandy in patricia bracewells gripping debut novel, shadow on the. Canute, the king of england, after the deaths of ethelred and his son, and emmas stepson, edmund ii ironside, married her himself. Shadow on the crown the emma of normandy, book 1 by. Within a few short months, emmas much older brother, the duke of normandy, makes the decision to. This is a historical novel about queen emma of normandy, intended to explain why she was so indifferent to the children of her first marriage. Emma of normandy receiving the encomium emmae reginae from its author, with her sons harthacanute and edward the confessor in the background. She was queen consort of the kingdom of england twice, by successive marriages. She was the daughter of duke richard i of normandy and gunnor. Emma of normandy was born, the daughter of richard i, duke of normandy and gunnora who was the grand daughter of the viking rollo who founded normandy. The invasion was a crusade god was on williams side.
Author of the emma of normandy trilogy set in 11th century england. Emma of normandy 985 march 6, 1052 was a viking queen of england, married to successive english kings. Emma of normandy trilogy audiobooks listen to the full. Emma of normandy was born circa 985, the daughter of richard the fearless, duke of normandy, by his second wife gunnora. The first book, shadow on the crown, followed fifteen year old emma as she left her homeland of normandy and everything she knew to marry aethelred, the haunted king of war torn and pillaged england. I am still writing emmas book 3 and so cannot even begin to hazard a guess as to when it will be. She was the mother of three sons, edward the confessor, alfred, and. Its evident that patricia bracewell is skilled as a writer and has done her research, so i would also consider her a historian, of sorts. Emma of normandy was the wife of two kings of anglosaxon england. Starting off in late 1001 ad in normandy at the home of emma and her siblings, the reader is thrown right away into fine line the normans must walk between fork beard of the vikings and king athelred of england. These three went into exile in mainland europe before cnut, king of denmark.
When william invaded he carried a papal flag at the head of his army. The first two novels in an epic series about queen emma of normandy, set in 11thcentury england when vikings are on the brink of invasion. Emma of normandy that your excellence transcends the skill of any one speaking about you is apparent to all to whom you are known, more clearly than the very radiance of the sun. There are few women in late anglosaxon england for whom we have as much information as emma of normandy. The second book in bracewells outstanding emma of normandy series, set in 11century england, when vikings are on the brink of invasion. A rich tale of power and forbidden love revolving around a young medieval queen in 1002, 15yearold emma of normandy crosses the narrow sea to wed the much older king athelred of england, whom she meets for the first time at the church door. The wife of two kings, we find her name in charter witness lists, mentioned in chronicle entries and histories, and she also leaves to history the earliest biography of a secular english female political figure the encomium emmae reginae. Set in 11th century england, shadow is the first book of a trilogy about emma of normandy who was a queen in england and a power behind the throne for nearly four decades. The price of blood the emma of normandy series, book 2 by bracewell, patricia july 2, 2015 paperback. Emma of normandy, queen of england, denmark and norway. After her husbands deaths emma remained in the public eye, and continued to participate actively in politics during the reigns of her sons by each husband. June 25, 2014 bonnie waiting on wednesday 8 comments. Emma of normandy the british library the british library.
Emma of normandy was queen consort of two kings of england and mother of two kings of england. She was the mother of three sons, king edward the confessor. The price of blood is very similar to shadow on a crown in terms of structure, style, prose, and essence. Patricia is working on the two followup novels in the series, but takes time out for tennis, gardening and travel. I am still writing emma s book 3 and so cannot even begin to hazard a guess as to when it will be released. Thrust into an unfamiliar and treacherous court, with a. Emma of normandy chronology 985 1052 totally timelines. See the complete the emma of normandy trilogy series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. A copy remains and is part of the british library collection. Emmas quest for power, for control of her life and the lives of her offspring, is timeless, albeit set in the middle ages. Find the complete the emma of normandy trilogy book series by patricia bracewell. Set in the early 11th century, shadow on the crown, the first book in a planned trilogy from debut novelist patricia bracewell, follows the early life and reign of emma of normandy, wife and queen to two english kings, as well as the mother of two more.
Maybe, you think, i began to write a single book, but the story just got away from me. In 1002, 15yearold emma of normandy crosses the narrow sea to wed the much older king athelred of england, whom she meets for the first time at the. The years 101017 were very complicated in england, and i have written scenes set in normandy and denmark as well. Hello, when will we see the 3rd book for the emma of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read. Comparative chart 09001500 this chart compares the avrancheshougham line with that of the dukes of normandy and the english throne, based on solomon hougham 14751518, a key figure in the hougham pedigree. When they later married, their children were legitimized. Read an excerpt from chapter 1 of the price of blood. Set in england when vikings are on the brink of invasion, this is an epic tale of seduction, war, and unrequited love from an outstanding new voice in historical fiction the year is 1001 and england is under threat. Sign me up to get more news about historical fiction books. Shadow on the crown audiobook by patricia bracewell.
The story of emma of normandy continues with this second book in the planned trilogy. The price of blood, by patricia bracewell, is the second book in the emma of normandy trilogy. Shadow on the crown the emma of normandy by patricia. Emma queen, consort of canute i, king of england 1052. Now her place as second wife to the king is safe and edward marked as heir to the throne. Im writing a tv series based on the life of aelfgifu of northampton, first wife of king knut, and have also done a considerable amount of digging in the sources relative to emma, who is also a main character. There are a lot of commuter travelers from normandy to paris, and we barely got on an early morning train. Emma of normandy is truly a very interesting female figure in medieval history, given her ability to greatly influence the government through her actions and through her background.
She was the daughter of richard i, duke of normandy, and his second wife, gunnora. Hello, when will we see the 3rd book for the emma of normandy. The price of blood the emma of normandy series, book 2. Her mother had originally been richard the fearless mistress. In 1040 emma commissioned an resoundingly exaggerated and flattering biography of cnut and herself. This 11 th century queen to both an anglosaxon and later a viking monarch, was regent of wessex until her son could rule. Her story as told by bracewell, deeply researched and compellingly written, makes the emma of normandy trilogy a wonderful addition to the canon of historical fiction. My current work in progress is the third book of a trilogy about the 11th century queen of england, emma of normandy.