Category Archives: 14th Century

Review | The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Allie

Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Crown
Release Date: July 6th, 2010
Source: I received this ARC from the publisher via TLC Book Tours.


Alice Perrers, a commoner born into a family of merchants, was the notorious mistress… Continue reading...

Posted in 14th Century, Alice Perrers, Book Reviews, Edward III, Edward of Woodstock, Emma Campion, England, Geoffrey Chaucer, Isabella of France, Joan of Kent, John of Gaunt, Philippa of Hainault | 5 Comments

Down the Rabbit Hole with Alice (Perrers) | A Guest Post by Emma Campion, Plus Giveaway

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Allie

My work on Alice Perrers began as a bit of a mea culpa; I’d used her as a pantomime villainess in a few crime novels, the rapacious mistress everyone loves to hate, the character who’s easy to write, almost a shorthand. But eventually I realized, considering all I knew about the lives of 14th century women, as well as about Edward III, his family, and his court, that I could… Continue reading...

Posted in 14th Century, Alice Perrers, Edward II, Edward III, Edward of Woodstock, Emma Campion, England, Giveaways, Guest Post, Isabella of France, Joan of Kent, John of Gaunt, Philippa of Hainault, Roger Mortimer - Earl of March | 10 Comments

Currently Reading…The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Allie

Currently Reading…

The King’s Mistress
by Emma Campion

Synopsis: “History has not been kind to Alice Perrers, the notorious mistress of King Edward III. Scholars and contemporaries alike have deemed her a manipulative woman who used her great beauty & sensuality to take advantage of… Continue reading...

Posted in 14th Century, Alice Perrers, Edward III, Emma Campion, Philippa of Hainault | 8 Comments