2. What cruelty on her father's part does Joanna learn in Chapter 31 that forces her to acknowledge that her father is not the kind man she always thought he was?

3. What story does Will de Braose tell Joanna that causes them to begin an intimate affair in Chapter 9 of Book 2?

4. What is significant about the title given to Llewelyn by the other leaders in his country, Prince of Wales?

5. Why does King Henry ask the Pope to declare Joanna a legitimate child of King John? How does the Pope do this?

6. What is significant about the hostages and the number of hostages King John demands of Llewelyn after his surrender as a sign of good faith?

7. Who does Elen marry? Why?

8. What punishment does the Pope level on King Philip of France for his continued fight against King John?

9. What enemy becomes King John's ally in Chapter 36?

10. Why does Llewelyn decide to go against Welsh law and embrace the laws of the Church when it comes to the laws of inheritance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of the novel. How accurate is the history of this novel? How close to the reality of the life of Llewelyn is the writer? Was there really a Joanna? Was she really the daughter of King John? How many facts about Joanna's life did the writer get accurate? What parts of Joanna's life are left unknown to history? What has the writer done with these parts of Joanna's life? What about Llewelyn? Was there really a Llewelyn? Did Llewelyn marry a woman named Joanna? What was the real Llewelyn's impact on the history of Wales?

Essay Topic 2

Who is King Richard? Why does John attempt to pay a higher ransom in order to keep Richard a captive of a foreign country? What is the fallout of this decision? How does Richard die? Who tells the world that John was named Richard's heir upon Richard's death? Who contests John's ascension to the throne? In what way does this person contest John's ascension to the throne?