Recent Reads: Defender of the Faith (William and Mary Book Two) by Marjorie Bowen

Defender of the Faith by Marjorie Bowen Endeavour Media, (Kindle ed.), 1911, 2018, 172 pgs. It has been a few years since the murders of the de Witt Brothers, and William III of Orange is now Stadtholder of the United Dutch Provinces. The young prince is embroiled in bitter combat with neighbouring France, led by his…

Nonfiction: Royal Renegades by Linda Porter

Royal Renegades: The Children of Charles I and the English Civil Wars by Linda Porter Macmillan, Pan Books, 2016, 432 pgs. The history of Charles I, the English Civil Wars, and his execution are well-known; as is the time when the Three Kingdoms’ no longer had a monarch, instead allowing for Parliamentarian rule through Oliver Cromwell.…

Recent Reads: I Will Maintain (William and Mary Book One) by Marjorie Bowen

I Will Maintain: A Story of William III of Orange (Book One of William and Mary) Endeavour Media (Kindle ed.), 1910, 2017, 598 pgs. John de Witt is Grand Pensionary of Holland. Helping to lead the Republic, he is an important figure in the Hague, after the ousting of the Royal Orange-Nassau Family. The young…