tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714557384991568904.post1301618169428752199..comments2024-03-11T19:59:14.393+13:00Comments on Iola's Christian Reads: Review: The Silent Songbird by Melanie DickersonIolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714557384991568904.post-30917887841861230822016-12-25T01:02:16.383+13:002016-12-25T01:02:16.383+13:00Oh thank goodness for that. I know what you mean a...Oh thank goodness for that. I know what you mean about the odd definition of 'Medieval'. The number of Regencies that come up when you search for Medieval Fiction on Amazon, or books set in the 17th and 18th century. It seems that sometimes being set in a castle is enough. English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714557384991568904.post-57262624791122956622016-12-23T15:12:05.915+13:002016-12-23T15:12:05.915+13:00I suspect some people might think "Medieval&q...I suspect some people might think "Medieval" is "anything before Jane Austen". <br /><br />And don't worry - I'm always open to a history lesson :)Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714557384991568904.post-5518084607038353312016-11-25T04:45:14.777+13:002016-11-25T04:45:14.777+13:00Good review, but this Medievalist is utterly horri...Good review, but this Medievalist is utterly horrified at the mention of 'torture chambers'. There is little to no evidence for 'torture chambers' in Medieval castles, and no evidence most of the so called 'Medieval torture implements before the sixteenth or seventeeth century- in many cases before the ninteenth century.<br />Most 'torture chambers' are modern tourist English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.com