Saturday, February 2, 2019

From the Sketchbook:Scene 2

Illustrations for Scene 2 of Courting Trouble by Elaine Drew; Cynethrith's mother, an archer; the empty throne of Wessex; servants overhear lovers; warriors storm the king and his mistress; the mistress if burned at the stake; her husband remarries a very young girl; Wessex gets a puppet king,
This chapter of Courting Trouble tells us why the people of Wessex do not like their King. A power hungry and resentful prince sets his warriors against the legitimate king, killing him while he is visiting his mistress. All who are eligible and of age to take the king's place are killed in the skirmish. The mistress is burned for infidelity, and her husband remarries a very young girl. Wessex's enemy, Mercia, takes over the kingdom by installing the puppet king Beorhtric.
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