C’mon. You know the drill :o)

This is (?) what happens when you fall in love with someone of the opposite sex.

Stay with me. Puhlease. One was castrated. One was buried alive behind a wall!!!!

 

New Revelations about One of the Greatest Romances in History

Peter Abelard was arguably the greatest poet, philosopher, and religious teacher in all of twelfth-century Europe. In an age when women were rarely educated, Heloise was his most gifted young student. Their private tutoring sessions inevitably turned to passion, and their moments apart were spent writing love letters. Astoundingly, a few years ago a young scholar identified 113 new love letters between the pair which, combined with the latest scholarship, present us with the richest telling yet of the couple’s clandestine passion — a story that is erotic, poignant, and at times even funny.

 

 

Green Darkness

 

England, 1552. Protestant king Edward VI has been on the throne for five years. Almost two decades after Henry VIII’s brutal reformation of the monasteries, Catholics in England still live in fear.

When 13-year-old Celia da Bohun first meets Stephen Marsdon, a young Catholic priest, she falls hopelessly in love. Against his will, Stephen returns her affection. As the years pass, their childish adoration deepens into a passionate love that will not be extinguished – not even by Celia’s violent death.

Centuries later, history seems poised to repeat itself. Celia, the young, rich wife of Richard Marsden, finds her marriage and happiness threatened by the tragedies of the past. Celia can only be saved by piercing the green darkness of the past and revealing its mysterious truth.

 

My Nan introduced me to Anya Seton. I grew up reading her books.

Do I need to go back to Katherine and Lincoln Cathedral/Bolingbroke Castle?

LOL :o)