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This is a 5 page book review of Sharon Kay Penman’s novel “When Christ and His Saints Slept”. Sharon Kay Penman’s novel “When Christ and His Saints Slept” (1995) tells the story of the struggle for the English crown upon the death of Henry I during the 12th century. The novel is considered excellent on many accounts by the critics. Firstly, the novel is accurate in its detail in revealing the political turmoil and its horrific effects on the citizens of Britain at the time. Secondly, by the in-depth characterizations used in the novel and in some cases the introduction of fictional characters in order to obtain this, Penman managed to find a way to humanize that era in history which had previously been untold in such a manner. By doing this Penman not only creates an intensely interesting novel of history but also hopes to inspire her readers to further their education in the history of the Middle Ages, an area she considers still dark and undiscovered in its previous depictions.
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for the English crown upon the death of Henry I during the 12th century. The novel is considered excellent on many accounts by the critics. Firstly, the novel is accurate
in its detail in revealing the political turmoil and its horrific effects on the citizens of Britain at the time. Secondly, by the in-depth characterizations used in the novel and
in some cases the introduction of fictional characters in order to obtain this, Penman managed to find a way to humanize that era in history which had previously been untold
in such a manner. By doing this Penman not only creates an intensely interesting novel of history but also hopes to inspire her readers to further their education in the
history of the Middle Ages, an area she considers still dark and undiscovered in its previous depictions. In the novel "When Christ and
His Saints Slept" (1995), Sharon Kay Penman tells of the time when relatively little is known in history during 1135 to 1154 and begins with the death of King Henry
I, son of William the Conqueror and father of Maude. The novel was meant to be the first of a trilogy, the second "Time and Chance" was released in 2002,
which involves the story of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine (Penman, 2002; Penman, 1995). Maude was considered as the only
legitimate offspring and is portrayed as a strong-willed woman who was determined to overcome womens role as pawns in the royal court. Penman introduces her characters to the reader from
the very start of the novel which allows for the reader to become involved and interested in the characters rather than overcoming the readers with a historical document-like product. Because
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