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THE PRINCESS NUN: Mary, Daughter of Edward I (Medieval Babes: Tales of Little-Known Ladies Book 5) Kindle Edition

by J.P. Reedman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 1,426 ratings
Sent into a convent at the age of six, Mary daughter of Edward I, decides to make the best of a bad situation. It soon becomes obvious she is never going to make a good nun! Never forgetting that she is a princess by birth, the feisty gambler travels around England, living the high life at daddy's expense, and acquiring numerous other bad "habits" ... including being linked romantically to the Earl of Surrey, John de Warenne. When her Father the King becomes ill and dies, the crown goes to Mary's brother Edward II and the travelling nun attends his disastrous Coronation, rubbing shoulders with the hated Piers Gaveston. For the first time, she is uneasy about the future. Leaving her wayward life behind, she retires to spending a quiet life in Amesbury Priory where she decides to have a chronicle written on the life of her family - a book that exists today.
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    Medieval Babes: Tales of Little-Known Ladies
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J.P. Reedman was born in Canada but has lived in the U.K. for nearly 30 years.

Interests include folklore & anthropology, prehistoric archaeology (neolithic/bronze age Europe; ritual,burial & material culture), as well as The Wars of the Roses and the rest of the medieval era.

Books Include:

WARS OF THE ROSES/RICHARD III

I Richard Plantagenet parts 1 and 2 (also available as an omnibus)

I RICHARD PLANTAGENET the Prequel, Part 1 (new for 2020)

A Man Who Would Be King (Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham)

Sacred King (historical fantasy)

BLOOD OF ROSES (Edward IV and Towton)

SECRET MARRIAGES (Edward IV, Eleanor Talbot and Elizabeth Woodville)

WHITE ROSES, GOLDEN SUNNES--Collection of short stories about Richard III and his family

FEAST OF THE INNOCENTS. Novella about Richard III's son Edward

THE MISTLETOE BRIDE OF MINSTER LOVELL. Novella about Francis Lovell based on local folklore.

THE MEDIEVAL BABES series about little-known medieval women:

MY FAIR LADY- Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III.

MISTRESS OF THE MAZE-Fair Rosamund, mistress of Henry II

THE CAPTIVE PRINCESS--Eleanor of Brittany, victim of King John

THE WHITE ROSE RENT- Katherine, illegitimate daughter of Richard III (long novella)

THE PRINCESS NUN-Mary, daughter of Edward I

MY FATHER, MY ENEMY-Juliane, illegitimate daughter of Henry I, who tried to assassinate her father.

THE HOOD GAME (series about a mystical, magical Robin Hood)

RISE OF THE GREENWOOD KING BOOK 1

SHADOW OF THE BRAZEN HEAD BOOK 2

STONEHENGE

THE STONEHENGE SAGA. Omnibus edition containing the two novels Stone Lord and Moon Lord. The Arthurian legends retold in an early Bronze Age setting.

DUE OUT THIS YEAR-- I, RICHARD PLANTAGENET THE SEQUEL PART 2--A VOUS ME LIE

LONGSWORD'S WIFE--Ela of Salisbury

THE HOOD GAME-part 3. BLOOD OF THE DIVINE KING

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Customers find the book thoroughly enjoyable and appreciate its historical accuracy. The story receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as fascinating, while another notes it's easy to read. They like the personality of the characters, with one review specifically mentioning their believability.

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Customers find the book thoroughly enjoyable.

"...I will read another in this series. 4 stars and Enjoyable." Read more

"A thoroughly enjoyable book about a little known princess. If you like Judith Koll Healy's *Canterbury Papers* you will adore this story...." Read more

"...However, it's only my opinion. I have enjoyed the authors other books." Read more

"...The story stayed true to History. Thank you for a good read. I love history and this was not dull, but informativs" Read more

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Customers appreciate the historical accuracy of the book.

"...However , I enjoyed this book for the history ,but I felt it felt short in the story line. I also felt the ending came to a rushed sudden end...." Read more

"...Novelized, but follows history fairly closely." Read more

"Great Historical book...An easy read as I didn't want to put it down... I am related to Robert the Bruce through my Scottish ancestry, which I am..." Read more

"Enjoyable read!! Good History Will read another-..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, with one customer describing it as marvelous and another noting it is well written.

"...She was witty, quick, and full of personality. The story was marvelous, I sincerely enjoyed it." Read more

"Fascinating story of a person I had not heard of in my study of history. Novelized, but follows history fairly closely." Read more

"I enjoyed the book and the characters. The narrative by Mary was well done. The story stayed true to History. Thank you for a good read...." Read more

"It was easy to read and interesting. Overall the story is well written and the characters are believable. Would read other books by this author." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's characters, with one noting they are full of personality and another mentioning they are believable.

"I loved this character! She was witty, quick, and full of personality. The story was marvelous, I sincerely enjoyed it." Read more

"I enjoyed the book and the characters. The narrative by Mary was well done. The story stayed true to History. Thank you for a good read...." Read more

"...Overall the story is well written and the characters are believable. Would read other books by this author." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read.

"Great Historical book...An easy read as I didn't want to put it down... I am related to Robert the Bruce through my Scottish ancestry, which I am..." Read more

"It was easy to read and interesting. Overall the story is well written and the characters are believable. Would read other books by this author." Read more

"Written by a child for children maybe passable but tedious to the extreme for adult readers.this author should take some time and read this book..." Read more

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Not so "light"
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
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    If this is a lighter version of events, it must make a very heavy tome. To be sent to a nunnery at such a young age cannot bode well for any female. Granted she became acclimated to her existence; I don't believe I would ever be content. Granted with the father she had, she was a lot safer than being exposed at court. Actually I kept expecting her siblings to be exiled at the king's whim. Yet, being married to further his rule and constant juggling to gather loyalty to his reign left no father-child relationship other than cowering for fear of what may happen. The queen having her children estranged by the will of her husband had to be brutal; that is if they lived beyond infancy nor guarantee to live to adulthood. To know that children she carried to delivery were nothing more than pawns had to be devastating.
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  • Kathleen Ingram
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read!! Good History Will read another-
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2019
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    Mary of Woodstock, Daughter of Edward I, came to live at Amesbury Priory Wiltshire to accompany her grandmother Eleanor of Provence in her retirement. Amesbury was a daughter house of Fontevrault but Mary never went there, at her father's wish and her own, that she stay in England.

    Her mother Eleanor of Castile did not want her to be veiled as a nun and her parents gave her a liberal allowance. She eventually became a viceregent and visitatrix for the Abbess. When her cousin Eleanor of Brittany became Abbess, after a papal bull in 1303, her travels were curtailed but later reinstated.

    Princess Mary, as she was called, continued her lifestyle under after her brother's imprisonment with rumors of and affair and a love of gambling. At that point she decided to retire and live a quiet life at Amesbury but always felt she had the "better life" than her siblings. I will read another in this series.
    4 stars and Enjoyable.
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  • Cheryl Ann Crozier
    5.0 out of 5 stars Would love to gift to a friend!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2020
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    A thoroughly enjoyable book about a little known princess. If you like Judith Koll Healy's *Canterbury Papers* you will adore this story. Princess Mary really did become a Benedictine sister, and as a worldly nun, did travel and attend the royal court. The rest is the author's wonderfully imaginings about the lives of women of a different time, place, and status. Definitely a lovely read!
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  • Lorraine Hess
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story
    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2019
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    I am not comfortable writing reviews as I believe I can find a book wonderful while another does not. However , I enjoyed this book for the history ,but I felt it felt short in the story line.
    I also felt the ending came to a rushed sudden end. However, it's only my opinion. I have enjoyed the authors other books.
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  • James M Foster
    4.0 out of 5 stars good read
    Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2023
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    Anyone who is interested in medieval times or the Plantagenet family. Gives a glimpse of what is was like in those times.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars So much fun
    Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2019
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    I loved this character! She was witty, quick, and full of personality. The story was marvelous, I sincerely enjoyed it.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read about a princess who is mostly lost to history
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019
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    Fascinating story of a person I had not heard of in my study of history. Novelized, but follows history fairly closely.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars A different kind of historical novel
    Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2020
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    The author has written a novel about one of the forgotten figures in history. She was the daughter of a king. But history does not mention her. Just one of the forgotten ones. The author makes her come alive again, an unconventional woman of her time.
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  • Jo Ambruz
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic read ,
    Reviewed in Australia on May 2, 2021
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    The book is amazing. Sometimes I hear ladies commenting how nice it would be to be a princess. Thinking that you can have anything you wont, from servants to expensive dresses, a life of ease. The reality is rather disturbing. I for one happy that my life is in this century. The world has moved on, in the future a great writer will tell our stories to. Are we going to fair better ? What are we going to be proud of ?
    Thank you
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  • Theresa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised!
    Reviewed in Canada on April 29, 2021
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    I purchased this book on a whim. I’ve always had a fascination with ancient royal history and thought this might be a lark. Very well written. Very true to the times and to the actual facts of the history surrounding this tale. Thoroughly enjoyed and am now looking up more of her books.
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  • CAROL MCGRATH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mary, daughter of Edward I
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2019
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    I absolutely loved this book. Knowing the period well I can vouch for the integrity of research underpinning it. Ms Reedman certainly brought this little known daughter of Edward I out of the shadows and presents us with a convincing Biographical Fiction. It is Fiction of course because Reedman fills in all those 'white spaces' allowing Mary's personality to show. Mary was a middle surviving daughter. Close to her grandmother Eleanor of Provence she was chosen to go into Amesbury Abbey, Queen Eleanor's own final home, at only aged six. The conflict surrounding the decision is realistically portrayed as is Mary's own reaction to her destiny. Within the convent we discover conflict between the intelligent lively Mary and her cousin also a young and an ambitious novice. Mary is permitted to join court and the reader can view events through her eyes, importantly her other sisters' destinies. She lives in her own apartments at Amesbury and has a generous allowance befitting a princess. Edward I had fascinating and, according to Historians , strong-willed daughters who have interesting destinies. I found this story beautifully written with characters that are totally memorable, especially that of Mary. Reedman captured Mary and her likely life perfectly. I especially enjoyed the scenes set within the nunnery. Those set at court portray that sensuously and accurately. It's a pacy novel with never a dull moment. This is for readers who love convincing well-written Historical Fiction that explores medieval women's lives particularly those on the sidelines of history.
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  • Teresa Holmes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical read
    Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2021
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    Interesting and captivating story. A good history lesson on the royal linage back in the 1300’s including what happened with William Wallace
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  • MelanieA
    5.0 out of 5 stars A good historical read
    Reviewed in Australia on April 28, 2021
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    It's always interesting to learn how people lived in the former times. We have sp much today that we all live like kings. I imagine they would have loved hot running water.
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