![]() ![]() Feeling the need to expiate his sins, as many did during this time, he decided to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Though Robert was married to highborn lady, he did not live with her and produced no legitimate children. This is Arlette, daughter of a tanner, and she gives birth to William and a daughter. ![]() He must have her and her only concession is that she be brought on a horse in plain daylight as his official mistress. The story begins in 1026, when Robert spies a beautiful young woman doing laundry in a stream near his castle. ![]() The Bastard King covers the life of William the Conqueror, also known as William the Bastard, as he was the bastard son of Robert, Duke of Normandy circa 1027-1035. The interesting part of the writing is, of course, the personalities and motives she puts to her characters. This is not exactly a review, and I would give a spoiler warning, but the book is written in such a way that it is mostly facts and will only be surprising to those unfamiliar with the time period. This is the earliest century Jean Plaidy ever published: 11th century France & England and, as an era I am currently researching, I felt the need to write a detailed synopsis of the book, to help myself better remember the events that took place. ![]()
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