About
Victoria Aldridge Washuk
Great Granddaughter ofRuby Alice Thompson Side
Received a B.A. inPsychology from Fairfield University
Currently working in thefinancial services field
Married and Mother ofthree daughters living in Milford, Ct
I inherited a set of 43diaries that span from 1909 – 1969. They were given to my grandmother RuthFerris Thompson and she passed them down to me. The years covering 1909-1938were published in a book called “Ruby” in 1995 by my Aunt Bonnie ThompsonGlaser (a granddaughter) of Ruby’s, daughter of Ruth and John Thompson. Bonniewas given legal right to publish any and all of these journals for a time spanof five years (ending on12-31-1997) after which all rights to publish any remaining unpublishedjournals reverted to me.
I started re-reading theWorld War ll journals and found them extremely worthy of note on manylevels. I realized how little Iknew about the events surrounding World War ll and what the Londoner’s inparticular had to endure. Thesejournals are a combination of the historical and the exceptionally personal.
I thought that others mayalso find them intriguing and started a blog. In doing so I received reactions from people from around theworld and this inspired me to publish them in book form for all to enjoy.
A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy
Description
<p>Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</p>
Story Behind The Book
The diaries are a series of 4 volumes. The books are diaries written by my great grandmother detailing both her personal and historical experience living in London during the World War ll London Bombing Blitz.
