Dangerous Women

In fact, another Fourth Year with the unintentionally hilarious name of Claire Bear had been tipped for wine steward this year.

Wharton had had this honor bestowed upon him, and not for no reason.

. At Brakebills, most serving duties at dinner were carried out by First Years, who then ate separately afterwards.

But a stop would be put to it.

It was just that Wharton was behaving badly, and in the judgment of the League he had to be punished for it

From her vantage point on the floor, with her eyes closed, her long brown hair splayed out in a fan on the carpet, which had once been soft and woolly but which had been trodden down into a shiny, hard-packed grey, the vote sounded more or less unanimous.

Heinrich’s heavy-handed rule provoked a genuine rebellion in 1197, and there is some evidence that Constance was involved in the conspiracy.

Four days later, he claimed to discover a plot against him and ordered that Sybilla, her children, and the leading Sicilian lords be arrested and taken to Germany.

Heinrich certainly thought so, for he forced her to watch as he executed the ringleader by having a red-hot crown nailed to his head

Heinrich certainly thought so, for he forced her to watch as he executed the ringleader by having a red-hot crown nailed to his head