tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post1731128243067912767..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 by Antonia FraserSam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-74790746434105445252012-04-24T15:49:42.950+01:002012-04-24T15:49:42.950+01:00Blogging has done the opposite to me. (Or maybe it...Blogging has done the opposite to me. (Or maybe it's aging doing it.) I rarely ever used to read nonfiction except for research purposes. But I find myself picking up more and more nonfiction just out of interest. This one sounds good!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567954521782974033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-48882338098274998122012-04-23T18:57:59.219+01:002012-04-23T18:57:59.219+01:00Hope you enjoy it Ryan!Hope you enjoy it Ryan!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-6749346842928000612012-04-23T18:57:50.164+01:002012-04-23T18:57:50.164+01:00I was pretty much exclusively fiction as a child/t...I was pretty much exclusively fiction as a child/teen. But then I went off to uni and got a lot more interested in non-fiction. My husband (then boyfriend) only reads non-fiction and I guess I got sucked into the non-fiction world!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-76505946751107681012012-04-23T18:56:47.786+01:002012-04-23T18:56:47.786+01:00You know, I've never read V for Vendetta and d...You know, I've never read V for Vendetta and didn't know the gunpowder plot was mentioned in it! The book about Henry's wives was great, wasn't it?Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-44343506522762658322012-04-23T05:42:29.878+01:002012-04-23T05:42:29.878+01:00I love history books and I love this post. Can'...I love history books and I love this post. Can't wait to get my hands on this gem.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-54455932173108846102012-04-23T01:22:00.151+01:002012-04-23T01:22:00.151+01:00This sounds like a really interesting read. I'...This sounds like a really interesting read. I'm curious - did you read a lot of non-fiction as a child/teen? I'm finding that as an adult I have to sort of plan non-fiction reading because I'm used to just going from one piece of fiction to the next.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-39848587455449800302012-04-23T00:44:13.315+01:002012-04-23T00:44:13.315+01:00Most of what I know about the gunpowder plot is du...Most of what I know about the gunpowder plot is due to watching V For Vendetta. I'm pretty sure I read her book about Henry's wives, I'd just have to check the cover to be sure (because it was a while ago - in my pre-blogging days too).Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-66683765185497182152012-04-22T19:29:26.007+01:002012-04-22T19:29:26.007+01:00It's a fascinating period of history. Even th...It's a fascinating period of history. Even though I grew up knowing about it, it wasn't until I read this book that I realised how little I actually knew. Hope you enjoy reading it!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-55988412048864317442012-04-22T19:28:04.465+01:002012-04-22T19:28:04.465+01:00Ooh, which one do you have?Ooh, which one do you have?Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-47733922709108726932012-04-22T19:27:15.092+01:002012-04-22T19:27:15.092+01:00She's awesome, isn't she? I still have a ...She's awesome, isn't she? I still have a few of her books to read, it'll be a sad day when I've read all of the histories!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-46549202357371851892012-04-22T14:14:31.375+01:002012-04-22T14:14:31.375+01:00I confess my ignorance of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpo...I confess my ignorance of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot before <i>V for Vendetta</i>. However, I read some of the history in <i>Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween</i> by David Skal. I will be most interested in reading <i>The Gunpowder Plot</i> for more extensive research, thanks for writing about it and piquing my interest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-8836740047495783422012-04-22T13:09:23.081+01:002012-04-22T13:09:23.081+01:00This sounds intriguing. I have an Antonia Fraser b...This sounds intriguing. I have an Antonia Fraser book with me. Now to go and dig it out.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-62013198059546992542012-04-22T11:34:08.985+01:002012-04-22T11:34:08.985+01:00I've not read this but have loved the Frasers ...I've not read this but have loved the Frasers I've read in the past. Will have to get a copy of it for when I get to James I in my read-all-the-rulers-of-England goal as it'll help balance the biographies of him. :)Alex in Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581135303575274237noreply@blogger.com