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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Widow in TV

May 9, 2019

The Widow

2019 | Crime, Drama

6.9

(8 Ratings)

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Very slow Drama

The trailer for this looked ok and with Kate Beckinsale, Charles Dance in the cast I gave it a go. It's only 8 episodes long but somehow felt much longer. The first 2 episodes were very slow with little happening. After that there are some good twists and turns but overall didn't quite make much of an impact.

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The Hypocrite

Richard Bean

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April 1642. Sir John Hotham, Governor of Hull, is charged by Parliament to secure the arsenal at...

WJEC GCSE History Changes in Health and Medicine c.1340 to the Present Day and Changes in Crime and Punishment, c.1500 to the Present Day

R. Paul Evans and Alf Wilkinson

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Confidently tackle curriculum change with the market-leading series for WJEC GCSE History;...

ClareR (6253 KP) rated Dishonour and Obey in Books

Oct 26, 2020

Dishonour and Obey

Graham Brack | 2020 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry

10.0

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Thank goodness Master Mercurius is back! He might not like the idea (he’d rather be with his books at the University of Leiden), but I most certainly do!

This time, it’s 1676 and Stadhouder William of Orange wants Mercurius to join the delegation going to England to interview his possible future wife. This future wife is the 14 year old niece of King Charles II, and William wants to make sure that she’s a good Protestant - and not a Catholic like her father. Of course, nothing seems to ever run smoothly for Mercurius, and this trip is no exception. It’s not long before Mercurius is required to use his powers of deduction when one of the Dutch party is found dead. And he has clearly been murdered.

It’s no secret that I love these books. Mercurius’ reluctant humour really appeals to me, and this observational humour is used when we look at King Charles and his court. Mercurius’ observations of the royal court and their loose morals is, at times, laugh out loud funny (well, I certainly snorted in a very unladylike fashion, anyway!). I think I actually genuinely love Mercurius, and I can’t wait to read more.

Many thanks to Sapere Books for providing me with a copy for an honest review.