Devil's Brood (Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine #3) Hardcover | Pages: 736 pages

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Title	:	Devil's Brood (Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine #3)
Author	:	Sharon Kay Penman
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First US Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 736 pages
Published	:	October 7th 2008 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Medieval. European Literature. British Literature

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The long-awaited and highly anticipated final volume in Penman’s trilogy of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine—a tumultuous conclusion to this timeless story of love, power, ambition, and betrayal. Where the second novel in the trilogy, Time And Chance, dealt with the extraordinary politics of the twelfth century, climaxing with the murder of Thomas Becket and Henry’s confrontation with the Church and self-imposed exile to Ireland, Devil’s Brood centers on the implosion of a family. And because it is a royal family whose domains span the English Channel and whose alliances encompass the Christian world, that collapse will have dire consequences. This is a story of betrayal as Henry’s three eldest sons and his wife enter into a rebellion against him, aligning themselves with his bitterest enemy, King Louis of France. But it is also the story of a great king whose brilliance forged an empire but whose personal blind spots led him into the most serious mistake of his life. Sharon Kay Penman has created a novel of tremendous power, as two strong-willed, passionate people clash, a family divides, and a marriage ends in all but name. Curiously, it is a novel without villains—only flawed human beings caught up in misperceptions and bad judgment calls. Most devastating to Henry was not his sons’ rebellion but his wife’s betrayal in joining them. How could it happen that two people whose love for each other was all consuming end up as bitter adversaries? That is the heart of Penman’s tale in Devil’s Brood.

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Original Title:	Devil's Brood
ISBN:	0399155260 (ISBN13: 9780399155260)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.sharonkaypenman.com
Series:	Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine #3, Plantagenets #3
Characters:	Eleanor of Aquitaine, Henry II of England, Richard I of England, Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, Henry the Young King, Philippe II of France, John of England, William Marshal

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I have enjoyed Ms. Penman's writing for many years. She seems to be able to accurately craft characters and scenes that are true to life within the context of their age. She is one of the few medieval writers that can describe strong female characters, and yet does not pander to an audience, or seem to cross the line in modernizing them. At least that is how it seems to me. Her Eleanor of Aquitaine is amazing in this book. She is the most three dimensional and conflicted of all of the major

SKP is really one of my favorite authors, but after reading Here Be Dragons, everything else falls short (When Christ and His Saints Slept is a close second). I have always appreciated her historical accuracy, but I felt like she tried to cover too much history in too few pages with this book. There were times when I found myself skimming pages to get to the plot. She took her time with Christ & His Saints and the plot was more compelling, despite being much longer. There were times when I

Nope, waiting doesn't change things. Everybody still dies. The death that really hurt was the one I knew the least about . . . the third son, Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany. I really hope his marriage was similar to Penman's portrayal, because at least Constance had some happiness for a few years. When he died, my alternate-history mind went a little crazy, wondering what might have been if Geoffrey had been there to A)protect his son, Arthur and B)actually inherit the throne after Richard's death.

Another wonderful book by SKP, where the struggle for the power between Richards sons prevails over most of his kingdom. The strong character of Eleanor shows already her fight for women rights on state decisions even in a medieval era. The dialogues between the main characters are very well written within an historical context based on a very careful historical research performed by SKP.

Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine thought they had it all - the greatest empire since Charlemagne, healthy children including the heir and several to spare - so how did it all go so wrong? The Devil's Brood takes up the story where Time and Chance left off with the murder of Thomas Becket, as Henry returns from his self imposed exile to Ireland. Henry's three eldest sons are chafing at the bit to have lands and power of their own and egged on by Louis of France they join with their

Terrible narration by Joe Peck but the story was still interesting.

If Eleanor of Aquitaines marriage to King Henry II wasnt passionate and tumultuous enough; it gets even more spiced up when their sons rebel against their father with Eleanors aid resulting in her captivity/house arrest. Sharon Kay Penman leaves the drama of the murder of Thomas Becket behind in Time and Chance and follows the family breakdown with the third book revolving around Henry and Eleanor in, Devils Brood. Devils Brood follows familiar ground with the subject of Eleanor and Henry but