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Hubert's Arthur
''Hubert's Arthur'' is an alternative history novel by the eccentric English writer Frederick Rolfe ('Baron Corvo') posthumously published by A. J. A. Symons in 1935. It started as a collaboration between Rolfe and Harry Pirie-Gordon, but in the end the latter only supplied the copious heraldic details pertaining to the characters. In the novel, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany defeats his uncle John, King of England and rises to the English throne. With Henry III killed in combat by Arthur, Arthur is the king who faces the rebellion of Simon de Montfort in the novel's version of the Second Barons' War. The novel is controversial for its antisemitism. It depicts the Jews of England offering Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln and other boys as human sacrifices. Plot The novel is presented as the lengthy narrative of the aged Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, who is supposed to have saved the life of Arthur I, Duke of Brittany and accompanied him on crusade to the Holy Land, where Arthur beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternate History (fiction)
Alternate history (also referred to as alternative history, allohistory, althist, or simply A.H.) is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which one or more historical events have occurred but are resolved differently than in actual history. As conjecture based upon historical fact, alternate history stories propose "what if?" scenarios about pivotal events in human history, and present outcomes very different from the historical record. Some alternate histories are considered a subgenre of science fiction, or historical fiction. Since the 1950s, as a subgenre of science fiction, some alternative history stories have featured the tropes of time travel between histories, the psychic awareness of the existence of an alternative universe by the inhabitants of a given universe, and time travel that divides history into various timestreams. Definition Often described as a subgenre of science fiction, alternative history is a genre of fiction wherein the author speculates upon how t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Mirebeau
The Battle of Mirebeau was a battle in 1202 between the House of Lusignan-Breton alliance and the Kingdom of England. King John of England successfully smashed the Lusignan army by surprise. Background After Richard I's death on 6 April 1199 there were two potential claimants to the Angevin throne: John, whose claim rested on being the sole surviving son of Henry II, and Arthur I of Brittany, who held a claim as the son of Geoffrey, John's elder brother. Richard appeared to have started to recognise John as his legitimate heir in the final years before his death, but the matter was not clear-cut and medieval law gave little guidance as to how the competing claims should be decided. With Norman law favouring John as the only surviving son of Henry II and Angevin law favouring Arthur as the heir of Henry's elder son, the matter rapidly became an open conflict. John was supported by the bulk of the English and Norman nobility and was crowned at Westminster Abbey, backed by hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Depictions Of John, King Of England
John of England has been portrayed many times in fiction, generally reflecting the overwhelmingly negative view of his reputation. Art The North Wall Frieze in the courtroom of the Supreme Court of the United States depicts King John granting Magna Carta. Literature * King John is the protagonist of John Bale's sixteenth-century Protestant play '' King Johan'', in which he is depicted positively as a bulwark against the papacy. * John was the subject of an anonymous Elizabethan play, ''The Troublesome Reign of King John'', in 1591. The play reflects the sympathetic view of King John during the English Reformation; it depicts John as "a fearless resister of the Papacy"."King John", in Michael Dobson, Stanley Wells, Will Sharpe, Erin Sullivan (eds.) ''The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare''. Corby : Oxford University Press 2015. (pgs. 276-279) This play is believed by many Shakespeare scholars to have been a source for Shakespeare's play. * King John appears in the plays '' The Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction About Human Sacrifice
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with fact, history, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, fiction refers to literature, written narratives in prose often specifically novels, novellas, and short story, short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any Media (communication), medium, including not just writings but also drama, live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition and theory Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly expressed, so the audience expects a work of fiction to deviate to a greater or lesser degree from the real world, rather than presenting for instance only factually accurate portrayals or character (arts), characters who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
