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    Strongbow's Wife
    Strongbow's Wife
    Strongbow's Wife
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    Strongbow's Wife

    By Frank Parker

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    Promised in marriage to the man who led the Norman invasion of Ireland, what were her thoughts as she approached the altar in a city sacked by her future husband?

     

    The activities of Strongbow, and the other Cambro-Normans who took part in the occupation of Ireland in the twelfth century, have been written about extensively. Of Aoife we know only that she accompanied her father on his year long search for assistance; that, when Strongbow eventually arrived, the marriage took place days after a massacre in Waterford.

     

    This account of those events is presented through her eyes. First as a teenager trying to understand the politics behind her father's downfall. Then as a young wife caught up in the rivalry between her husband and the other leaders of the invading army. Finally, as a widowed mother worried about her children and the future of her native land.

     

    Revised and updated to take account of recent archaeological discoveries, this new edition is released to mark the 850th anniversary of the wedding.

     

    "Like having history come alive . . . one of those hidden gems just needing to be read!" Dianne at Tome Tender book blog.

     

    "Thoughtful phrasing and descriptions" Author Jennifer Young on her blog, Reading, Writing, Wandering

     

    "An interesting and thought-provoking take on a tumultuous episode in Anglo-Irish history" Fiona Mayes at Amazon.co.uk

     

    "Joins the likes of Ian McEwan and D.H. Lawrence, in telling a great story from a female viewpoint." Janet Cameron, Author of The Minx, about a lady in waiting in Edward II's court.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFrank Parker
    Release dateJul 9, 2020
    ISBN9781386620969
    Strongbow's Wife
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    Frank Parker

    Frank Parker's writing has been likened to that of Laurie Lee, Ian McEwan and Charles Dickens. Not bad for a septuagenarian who came to writing late in life.Frank is a retired Engineer. He spent most of his working life in England where he was employed by UK based multi-national companies. He always wanted to write but has only found the freedom to do so since retiring to Ireland in October 2006.Formerly resident in Portlaoise, he now lives with Freda, his wife since 1963, in Stradbally, Co. Laois, Ireland.To date he has 4 e-books available on Smashwords, 2 novels and 2 collections of poems and short stories.He writes about people facing the challenges of history: The Norman conquest of Ireland, the dramatic changes in attitudes to sex and sexuality of the 1970s.He is currently researching and writing about the famine that struck Ireland between 1845 and 1852.

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