The first biography of the evil genius and rebel baron who deposed and murdered Edward II.
One night in August 1323 a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London. With the king's men-at-arms in pursuit he fled to the south coast, and sailed to France. There he was joined by Isabella, the Queen of England, who threw herself into his arms. A year later, as lovers, they returned with an invading army: King Edward II's forces crumbled before them, and Mortimer took power. He removed Edward II in the first deposition of a monarch in British history. Then the ex-king was apparently murdered, some said with a red-hot poker, in Berkeley Castle. Brutal, intelligent, passionate, profligate, imaginative and violent: Sir Roger Mortimer was an extraordinary character. It is not surprising that the queen lost her heart to him. Nor is it surprising that his contemporaries were terrified of him. But until now no one has appreciated the full evil genius of the man. This first biography reveals not only the man's career as a feudal lord, a governor of Ireland, a rebel leader and a dictator of England but also the truth of what happened that night in Berkeley Castle.
0 有用 戮世摩羅史仗義 2016-10-18 22:49:03
整體來說還是很不錯的。關於莫羅傑被愛德三滅了的事兒，其實還是個功高震主。城堡內部秘密通道什麼的也只能說莫羅傑生不逢時了。權力這味春藥愛德三不見得沒吃下去，而且愛德三是天生自帶權力春藥效應的。莫羅傑經常被拉去當愛德三的陪襯，但朕以為他若是王室，不會做得比愛德三差。這本書里比較雷的是母狼和莫羅傑的關係，朕這點站隊Kathryn Warner，即母狼不是一早勾結莫羅傑把他放出倫敦塔，也沒懷上莫羅傑的崽子... 整體來說還是很不錯的。關於莫羅傑被愛德三滅了的事兒，其實還是個功高震主。城堡內部秘密通道什麼的也只能說莫羅傑生不逢時了。權力這味春藥愛德三不見得沒吃下去，而且愛德三是天生自帶權力春藥效應的。莫羅傑經常被拉去當愛德三的陪襯，但朕以為他若是王室，不會做得比愛德三差。這本書里比較雷的是母狼和莫羅傑的關係，朕這點站隊Kathryn Warner，即母狼不是一早勾結莫羅傑把他放出倫敦塔，也沒懷上莫羅傑的崽子。整本書里關於這些問題，作者一律稱no evidence，又一律言之鑿鑿，不可信。莫羅傑和母狼是否有性關係不知道，但即便有也不會有崽子。他們更像一種政治聯盟，莫羅傑需要權力，母狼需要人幫她鞏固權力，以及彼此都需要感情依靠。如是而已。 (展开)
0 有用 戮世摩羅史仗義 2016-10-18 22:49:03
整體來說還是很不錯的。關於莫羅傑被愛德三滅了的事兒，其實還是個功高震主。城堡內部秘密通道什麼的也只能說莫羅傑生不逢時了。權力這味春藥愛德三不見得沒吃下去，而且愛德三是天生自帶權力春藥效應的。莫羅傑經常被拉去當愛德三的陪襯，但朕以為他若是王室，不會做得比愛德三差。這本書里比較雷的是母狼和莫羅傑的關係，朕這點站隊Kathryn Warner，即母狼不是一早勾結莫羅傑把他放出倫敦塔，也沒懷上莫羅傑的崽子... 整體來說還是很不錯的。關於莫羅傑被愛德三滅了的事兒，其實還是個功高震主。城堡內部秘密通道什麼的也只能說莫羅傑生不逢時了。權力這味春藥愛德三不見得沒吃下去，而且愛德三是天生自帶權力春藥效應的。莫羅傑經常被拉去當愛德三的陪襯，但朕以為他若是王室，不會做得比愛德三差。這本書里比較雷的是母狼和莫羅傑的關係，朕這點站隊Kathryn Warner，即母狼不是一早勾結莫羅傑把他放出倫敦塔，也沒懷上莫羅傑的崽子。整本書里關於這些問題，作者一律稱no evidence，又一律言之鑿鑿，不可信。莫羅傑和母狼是否有性關係不知道，但即便有也不會有崽子。他們更像一種政治聯盟，莫羅傑需要權力，母狼需要人幫她鞏固權力，以及彼此都需要感情依靠。如是而已。 (展开)