The King Dogge The Story of Francis Lovell eBook Nigel Green
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Just how far will one man go in the name of loyalty?
Set in an England beset by power wrangling and warfare at the end of the 15th century, The King’s Dogge (the first of a two book series) tells of Francis Lovell’s meteoric rise from humble squire to closest ally of King Richard III.
Having courageously fought at Barnet for the great noble the Earl of Warwick, Lovell is introduced to Richard of Gloucester. Impressed by Lovell’s military acumen, Gloucester assigns him the unenviable task of fighting the Scots in the West March. His initiative wins him a knighthood and turns him into Gloucester’s most prized asset. In time, Lovell comes to respect Gloucester and a close friendship blossoms, each aware of one another’s weaknesses but together able to advance one another’s careers – military and political respectively. Lovell’s future is further shaped by Gloucester’s scheming wife Anne Neville, whose ambition exceeds that of her husband.
But when their Machiavellian scheming leads to the cold-blooded murder of the princes in the tower, Lovell is forced to weigh his conscience against his sense of duty and ask himself what dark acts he is prepared to carry out in Gloucester’s name.
The King’s Dogge is a fictional account of the rule of King Richard III as seen from the perspective of his closest adviser, Francis Lovell. It weaves a story around true events and throws the actions of the king into a new perspective when viewed against the ambition of his wife, Anne Neville.
The King Dogge The Story of Francis Lovell eBook Nigel Green
The book is a complete warping of historical facts and supposition. Richard is described as a total idiot totally under the control of his domineering wife. Major turning points, such as the disappearance of the Princes, are glanced over while details of battles are described in agonizing detail.Overall, a total waste of time. Suggest that if a reader is looking for a fictionalized version of Richard they turn to "The Sunne in Splendor" instead.
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The King Dogge The Story of Francis Lovell eBook Nigel Green Reviews
Power struggles, palace intrigues, cold-blooded scheming (and murder), and active war comprise this page turning narrative of the reign of King Richard III at the end of the XV century. Told from the perspective of Sir Francis Lovell, Richard’s closest adviser, the king’s actions take on a new twist with the influence of his scheming wife, Anne.
I really like reading historical fiction. The main reason I don't read more is that I'm quite often disappointed. They are more historical romance than historical fiction, or they feel a bit "mushy" due to lack of pace or vim, or the characterization of the protagonist is a bit off. If the protagonist is someone like Elizabeth I, who is incredibly well-known but also somewhat enigmatic, any historical fiction treatment has got to be completely up-to-scratch or the entire book won't work. On the other hand, if the protagonist is a hypothetical unknown, then their interactions with the more well-known characters has to be credible and they have to be real, rounded complete people in their own right.
Well, for me, this one provided by the publisher through netgalley, absolutely got it right on all 3 counts.
Right from the start we're thrown into the pointless violence and twisted loyalties of the tussle for power during the pre-Tudor era. It's an unpleasant subject, but necessary. Victory on the battlefield was how crowns were won. But this book manages to convey the horror without going overboard, and with a detail and description of the battle tactics which I found absolutely fascinating. The "battle stuff" has got to be accessible for me to maintain my interest, and it is here. We get the full sense of being pushed around on the battlefield, when the trickiest part wasn't actually fighting but simply staying on your feet.
The choice of protagonist was also excellent. Francis Lovell was a real person and influential at the time, but not well-known now. We don't really get a full impression of him, which actually works since it's written from his point-of-view, but we get to understand him.
The whole story is written with restraint. The author just lets the action and people speak for themselves and lets the story unfold. It's written from the point of view of a reasonable but highly partial individual. We get to see what the world really looked like from his perspective.
One issue I did have was with the character development of Richard of Gloucester and his wife, Anne. Their ambition is subtle at the beginning, but it becomes too obvious too quickly. I would have preferred the subtle approach throughout, and their behavior degenerated into screaming-matches towards the end. I appreciate their desperation as they tried to cling on to what they had stolen, but they were also royal, and I struggle to believe this was how majesty generally behaved.
Anyway, very enjoyable 4 stars. I really liked it.
I did not enjoy reading this book and was quite disappointed. I am a Richard III freak who has not yet decided if he killed the Princes in the Tower or not. Here it is glanced over and not really given any detail or depth, i.e. in terms of the ramifications of their untimely deaths. The way Richard was killed at Bosworth Field is also treated very superficially, the reader learing about this as if by chance. One does not learn anything about his final desperate cavalry charge at Henry Tudor which leads to Richard's death and final humiliation.
Also, much of the language is too modern for a history novel about the mid-15th cent. e.g the use of "holistic" etc. The battle scenes were too long, boring and technical. They hardly described the agony and the clamour of men hacking and spearing each other to death. I am not for gore for its own sake, but here these scenes were not really convincing and the reader did not feel the pain, the noise and brutal violence that were am integral part of medieval warfare.
I also doubt if Lovell would have treated Richard II the way he did at the end of the book when he has an argument with him and literally pushes him around. I'm sure you didn't treat the king in that way in those days even if you had been close friends with him in the past. Also, at times Richard is often depicted as a non-thinking wimp who is completely dependent on Anne Neville, his Lady Macbeth ever-scheming type wife. Whatever you may think about Richard, he was certainly no wimp. He would never have made it to the top if he had been so - especially in those rough and ready days.
A must for people who are interested in the time of the change over between kings and what King Richard did to make himself survive and ultimately die in battle. Also discussed the missing princes in the tower.
Historically, Francis Lovell is supposed to have been a long-time good friend of Richard as a Duke and then as King Richard III. This story does not show this close relationship between Richard and Francis. It tells of the exploits of Francis and of battles fought and won through his efforts. If you're looking for a story about a close-knit Richard and Francis and their adventures together, this story is not for your purview.
The book is a complete warping of historical facts and supposition. Richard is described as a total idiot totally under the control of his domineering wife. Major turning points, such as the disappearance of the Princes, are glanced over while details of battles are described in agonizing detail.
Overall, a total waste of time. Suggest that if a reader is looking for a fictionalized version of Richard they turn to "The Sunne in Splendor" instead.
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