Fred Runk (1:300/6.2) wrote to Steven Horn at 11:56 on 01 Sep 1996:
 FR> I guess we will never know now.   Do you think someone else will
 FR> continue the "Brother Cadfael" series?
I would doubt it but stranger things have been known to happen.:-)
 FR> I think it would have been interesting to read the encounter--she
 FR> doesn't seem to glamorize the "real characters" that much.  I can't
 FR> even guess if she was on either Stephen or Maud's "side."  Cadfael
 FR> didn't seem to see too much difference between them--both flawed
 FR> characters who shared responsibility for continuing the war.
If Pargeter's (Peters') historical novels are any indication, she'd prefer 
the rebel but in this case it would be hard to pick a rebel.
 FR> I gather she was Henry's designated heir, but Stephen got there
 FR> first.  Was it the bias against women rulers that brought about
 FR> Stephen's coronation?
Either that or a fear by the barons that she would continue Henry's 
centralization.  And one must also remember that the Normans were not overly 
concerned about legitimacy and instead believed in power. 
 FR> Bit confused here. Is this a second message you sent?  If so, then
 FR> the first disappeared somewhere.
I sent the first one into the ether on August 2.
Take care,
Steven Horn
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