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Bride of the Devil: Agnes, Wife of Robert de Belleme
J.P. Reedman
J.P. Reedman
Publication Date: 3rd August 2025
Publisher: Independently published
Page Length: 258
Genre: Historical Biographical Fiction
She is a great heiress; he is the wickedest man in Normandy.
Known to men far and wide as 'The Devil,' Robert de Belleme terrorises France alongside his equally fearsome mother, Mabel the Poisoner. But even a Devil needs an heir, and Mabel chooses the wealthy heiress Agnes of Ponthieu to be her son's bride.. The marriage is unhappy, though the longed-for son and heir is eventually born...but when Robert is away on one of his military campaigns, Agnes flees back to her father's castle.
She is not safe; her young son William is not safe.
The Devil will seek to claim his own.
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J.P. Reedman
J.P. Reedman was born in Canada but has lived in the U.K. for nearly 30 years.
Interests include folklore & anthropology, prehistoric archaeology (neolithic/bronze age Europe; ritual, burial & material culture), as well as The Wars of the Roses and the rest of the medieval era.
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Thank you so much for the recommendation.
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DeleteI am going to sound so stupid, but I didn't know Robert de Belleme was a real man - I thought it was someone Richard Carpenter made up! Opps!
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DeleteI am almost choked on my tea reading your comment! LOL! You might want to check this out if you are a ROS fan: https://mythslegendsbooks.blogspot.com/p/robin-of-sherwood.html
DeleteRichard Carpenter wrote the series Robin of Sherwood back in the 1980s. It is an absolute must-watch. You can still get the DVDs on Amazon.
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