{"title":"Christopher Webster","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"richard-of-conisbrough-paperback","title":"Richard of Conisbrough - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard of Conisbrough was born in Conisbrough Castle only a few hundred yards from the author's family home in Castle Avenue, and of all the great noblemen who owned Conisbrough Castle, he was the one who spent most time there. Rather than tell his story in novel form, as the author has done with other castle characters, he has chosen to tell it in the form of a play in the style of William Shakespeare. Richard's story is well-suited to a play in this style of William Shakespeare as it is a prequel to the story of Richard III. Part of the subject matter, the Southampton Plot, was treated by the bard in his play \u003cem\u003eHenry V, \u003c\/em\u003e and the main character is typical of many 'bastard' malcontents of Elizabethan drama, such as Don John in \u003cem\u003eMeasure for Measure. \u003c\/em\u003eIt is, of course, nowhere near up the the standard of the Bard, but there are some felicitous passages (mainly stolen from him), and those who know and love Conisbrough will appreciate this retelling of Richard's story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67807573442783,"sku":"9798224847983","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/k3BuhSSP6T9798224847983.webp?v=1790722268"},{"product_id":"the-poet-and-the-castle-paperback","title":"The Poet and the Castle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poet, Thomas Wyatt, was made Constable of Conisbrough Castle in 1536 and soon after, found himself having to hold the castle against the army of the Pilgrimage of Grace. Unfortunately for Wyatt, the army consisted of over 40,000 men. Most of the main events in my story actually happened, though Conisbrough Castle was never invested by the Pilgrims. However, it was provided with a large garrison and artillery as a precaution, and there can be little doubt that its threatening presence played a part in defeating the pilgrimage. This story also touches on Wyatt's love affair with Anne Boleyn, as well as the romantic aspirations of a poor gawk of a lad, a fictional character called Harry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67807634129119,"sku":"9798223542735","price":15.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/IrqPgla5L09798223542735.webp?v=1790722334"},{"product_id":"hrothgar-paperback","title":"Hrothgar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHrothgar is best known from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, Beowulf, where he appears in a background role as the king whose hall is attacked by the troll, Grendel. This book aims to put Hrothgar in the foreground. His story is fleshed out with information from other sources, particularly the Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus. Other famous figures from Nordic legend appear in Hrothgar s story, some of them briefly alluded to in Beowulf, making this book something like a Who s Who of Nordic legend. These include the greatest warrior of the Northlands, Starkath, Halga Hundings bane, the berserker, Bjarki Bear-Sark, Frodo the dragonslayer (whose name inspired the Frodo of the Lord of the Rings), Ingeld (the singing of whose lay by monks was criticized by Alcuin in 797), Hrolf Kraki, the half-elven Skuld, and the dragon of doom, Nithoggr.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67895023272159,"sku":"9798224953721","price":14.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FH8W1m1vOZ9798224953721.webp?v=1790927829"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/christopher-webster.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}