Life Stories from the High Medieval Period
Robehod: The life of a medieval outlaw
Robehod was not one man, but one man was a robehod! Not a myth, not a legend! Middle Engle land, Middle Ages’. A manor, a castle, a forest. Soldier, outlaw, knight? Leicester, London, Kenilworth, Lewes, Chesterfield, Evesham
Shams: The life of a medieval soldier princess
This is a fictional story, based on an illegitimate daughter of the first Emir of Granada. In parts of the story, Shams takes on the nom de plume Clairinda, and the sobriquet ‘The Queen of the Shepherds.’ Under these names she is associated with the robehod, Roger Godberd. Roger is thought by some to be the quintessential Robin Hood
Blacwin: The life of a medieval archer
Rocky Steeps and passes narrow, Flash with spear and flight of arrow
Who would think of death or sorrow? Death is glory now!
Hurl the reeling horsemen over,
Let the earth dead foemen cover
Fate of friend, of wife, of lover, Trembles on a blow!
Strands of life are riven! Blow for blow is given,
In deadly lock, or battle shock,
And mercy shrieks to heaven!
Men of Striguil! young or hoary,
Would you win a name in story?
Strike for home, for life, for glory!
Freedom, God and Right!
SHAMS -The screen play
A film screenplay of about 18993 words, 98 pages. Based on the book: French, H.P. (2025). The Life of a Medieval Soldier Princess. Pub. medieval-lives.co. uk. The screen play can me much bigger and could be enlarged to make a TV series of about four -six episodes.
Turketil - The life of a Medeival Friar. Coming soon
Frère Tucker, Frère Tucker,
Dormez-vous ? Dormez-vous ?
Sonnez les matines ! Sonnez les matines !
Din, din, don. Din, din, don.
A Christes-Maesse Mummers Play Coming soon
Song:
We are one, two, three, hearty lads and we’re all in one mind.
To come a wassailing, and we’re all hope you’ll prove kind.
With your cakes and strong beer and we'll bring you good cheer.
And we’ll come no more guising until the next year.
Lord of Misrule
In comes I lord of misrule, its my job to get you all to act the fool.
I've been such for 18 days now, and will be till Epiphany is oer.