It most definitely falls into a very, interesting time period! I love medieval!!
it is a time of 'dastardly deeds and dirty doings'

I don't know the time period here, but I've just started Barbara Tuchman's "A Distant Mirror", about the 14th century. Some 600+ pages. This "scientist" is interested in history!

Oh, now you have touched a long forgotten memory of mine! When I was about 13/14 yrs. old, my mother bought a copy of the book! I read it within two days! We were still living in London -I know I was 14 now - it is the year I got knocked down (my fault) - I digress slightly, but there is a reason. Anyway, I was 'drawn into the story wholeheartedly'. The story was 'alive' to me.
The sister 'Angharad' - I decided then, my first daughter will be named after her. (as it happens, I did, change my mind when the time came lol)
As I just told you, I got knocked over, outside my home, this was because I had been reading the book two minutes before and I was still thinking about the story. As the car hit me, I felt as if I was seeing stars and the name 'Angharad' was also spinning around my head
- this is how I remembered my correct age
If you can, find the book - I wish I could remember the author - I'm sure it had a 'thomas' - either as a first or last name. I have seen the film but the book is soooo much better.

I haven't made or eaten a jam pasty in ages. I might do some baking tomorrow.

This reminds me of one of my favorite old movies, "How Green Was My Valley," which was set in Wales, but features a beautifully, touchingly told story of the hard mining life so many lived in many areas in the United Kingdom. Love learning food history like this, too. Just looked up pasties on Wikipedia and saw some photos. In the summer, I make fruit pasty-like hand pies. Yum!