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Married gruffydd ap rhys ii, by whom she had two sons, rhys and owain. But when she herself submits to a simple hypnotic session, she suddenly finds herself reliving the experiences of matilda, lady of hay, the wife of a baron at the time of king john. Lady of hay has been recommend to me for quite a while now and i never got a chance to read it. But her scepticism is shaken when a hypnotist forces her to relive the experiences of matilda, lady of hay, a noblewoman during the reign of king john. May 15, 2016 it is at this point that historical fiction overlaps with historical fact for in real life there was another matilda in king johns circle. William owed john five thousand marks and john demanded williams grandsons as hostages. The couple had around 16 children together, who married into some of the most powerful families of the time. Jo is such a good subject that her hands begin to bleed and she cries out, william.
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