Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Love some history

Got to read some historical fiction. Philippa Gregory did a fine job with her latest "The Red Queen." Lots of wars and backstabbing behavior in the mid 1400's when Henry Tudor was trying to get on the throne to bring the Red Roses back to England. In this novel his Mother, Margaret Beaufort, was married off at the age of 12 to her first husband and father of Henry. She didn't get to raise him since she was widowed early and given a new husband while her son was kept by his uncle in Wales. Several attempts were made to get him to the throne and it wasn't until he was 28 that he was successful. Love that time period and love those Tudors.

Hoping to get a little sleep tonight. Acid reflux has hit hard and after only a hour or so of sleep I was brutally awakened by an attack. Usually I can make it till 4 o'clock before I wake up but this time it was 1:00. I'll be falling asleep at work tomorrow if I don't fall back to sleep soon.

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