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I just finished Imprimatur by Rita Monaldi and Francesco Sorti. The story is set in Rome in 1683, during the siege of Vienna. After the mysterious death of a guest, a small group of people have to stay in quarantaine in a Roman inn. The writer of a journal and a secret agent from the court of Louis XIV try to find the murderer.

Imprimatur is Latin for "let it be printed." When a Roman Catholic bishop grants his imprimatur to a printed work, he assures the reader that nothing therein is contrary to Catholic faith or morals. Actually the book was  the victim of a boycott campaign orchestrated by the Vatican. The authors depicted an image of Pope Innocent XI as a selfish politician, betraying the Roman Catholic churchs interests in the hope of recovering a personal debt from William of Orange by financing his invasion of England (Glorious Revolution). The book is based on historical research by the authors and contains an appendix of forty pages with notes and sources.

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I support Hugo's "The Humpback of Notre Dame", which really gives one a view into parts of the "Dark Ages!" As well as Dickens', "A Tale of Two Cities!"

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  Quote opuslola Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11-Jan-2010 at 20:07
Head and shoulders above anyone else writing "Historical Fiction" is Livy! OK, and Mommsen! Ok, Ok, and Caesar! Laugh!

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I loved I, Claudius. I also just saw the television version, and the actress what played Livia was amazing!
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Yes, pure depravity is exciting! Laugh!

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One I come up with is Andrew Manco.

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  Quote Mosquito Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10-May-2010 at 13:28
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I loved I, Claudius. I also just saw the television version, and the actress what played Livia was amazing!
 
 
Yeah, BBC TV series are great. Unlike in Hollywood in the UK they got actors that can play and learned their skills studying and playing for years in the theaters. Americans cant do good TV series or movies unless they borrow the actors from Europe :)
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Alot of UK actors have a habit of ending up treading the baords doing Shakesperian acting. RSC demands alot of its actors.
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I like the style of writing from Conn Iggulden in both his Emporer and Conqueror series, and where deviations occur he tells you at the end. I recommend anyone tries them. 
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