Comments on: “The sceptre and the isle” http://www.dystel.com/blog/2011/04/the-sceptre-and-the-isle/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Matt Phillips http://www.dystel.com/blog/2011/04/the-sceptre-and-the-isle/comment-page-1/#comment-21921 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:12:49 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=5777#comment-21921 Been a huge Sharon Kay Penman fan since high school. She has always done such a great job humanizing English and Welsh medieval monarchs, from the obscure to the famous, and crafting deep, surprising characters out of them. In her most recent book, Devil’s Brood, the reader really comes to understand the rift between Henry II, Eleanor and their sons from each one’s point of view.

I’d rather write about everyday people’s experiences with historical figures and events than focus on royalty and the like, but I’d like to think I’ve learned a lot about writing in the genre from reading SKP over the years.

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