Revenge of the Rose

Revenge of the Rose http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html Although my second novel, Revenge of the Rose, has a tongue-in-cheek attitude toward history, I put a lot of historical research into writing it. I also traveled the route that many of the characters travel over the course of the book: from Dole to Haute-Koenigsbourg and farther up the Rhine Valley to Mainz. (I could never have managed this trip without the help of my awesome German cousin, Stephie Goethals.) Dole, as in “Willem of”, now in France http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#0 132e8886-5459-4029-80a7-3089676bdc54 http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/002_00A_1.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/002_00A_1.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Dole, as in “Willem of”, now in France</p></div></div> Willem’s trek to the royal court would take him through this territory http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#1 76e3fa2a-1914-4a56-9e53-a7c8a80d1de9 http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/001_12.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/001_12.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Willem’s trek to the royal court would take him through this territory</p></div></div> Koenigsbourg Castle (now Haute-Koenigsbourg, in France) http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#2 dcf86d18-e11e-44a9-a380-c424ccecea8a http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/010_7.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/010_7.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Koenigsbourg Castle <br/></p><p class="Caption">(now <br/></p><p class="Caption">Haute-Koenigsbourg, <br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">in France)</p></div></div> The stairwell between upper and lower yards; in the novel, site of a significant smooch http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#3 d605ad85-8e89-49b6-991e-d52c69956917 http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/007_4.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/007_4.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The stairwell between upper and lower yards; in the novel, site of a significant smooch</p></div></div> Willem and Erec’s inn at Selestat might have looked like this http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#4 cea1c39d-ca5a-4665-8dbe-2a75957237ba http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/027_24.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/027_24.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Willem and Erec’s inn at Selestat might have looked like this</p></div></div> Orincourt Castle, home to the Counts of Burgundy; in the story, the children are “imprisoned” here http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#5 cf7da759-8865-4310-88fa-5d0b5caf1a79 http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/006_17.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/006_17.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Orincourt Castle, home to the Counts of Burgundy; in the story, the children are “imprisoned” here</p></div></div> The Rhine Valley, heading north from Koenigsbourg http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#6 c305e61a-db31-4620-a04e-16fe6383bb2d http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/006_3.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/006_3.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The Rhine Valley, heading north from Koenigsbourg</p></div></div> Speyer Cathedral (en route to Mainz) where Konrad’s historically-real ancestors lie buried http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#7 8c086cc1-fb6a-4b01-b4ab-a70b57fec12c http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/DSCN3533.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/DSCN3533.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Speyer Cathedral (en route to Mainz) where Konrad’s historically-real ancestors lie buried</p></div></div> The Cherry Garden in Mainz, today http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#8 78c6670f-454a-454f-9a96-fe8e9afe4164 http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/023_20A.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/023_20A.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The Cherry Garden in Mainz, today</p></div></div> Mainz Cathedral, where the story climaxes http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#9 7f992ff6-4388-4874-837d-40aab34f1f64 http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/DSCN3574.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/DSCN3574.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Mainz Cathedral, where the story climaxes</p></div></div> Statue of St. George in Prague Castle; I wanted this to be the cover art for the novel http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#10 1fe9d9cc-2858-4714-80e5-a44351131f8b http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/St%20George.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/St%20George.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Statue of St. George in Prague Castle; I wanted this to be the cover art for the novel</p></div></div> My cousin Stephie, who got me through the German parts and helped with the French http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose.html#11 6628d7cc-4205-4aa1-8ad2-a82bd59dfdd2 http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/DSCN1360.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.me.com/nicolegalland/Site/Photos%3A_Revenge_of_the_Rose_files/Media/DSCN1360.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">My cousin Stephie, who got me through the German parts and helped with the French</p></div></div>