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Ruth Cowen's avatar

Fantastic! So many interesting details I had no idea of.

Heidi Thibodeau's avatar

Really enjoyed this series. I had no idea there was a Notre Dame LEGO set, love that. Just finished the chapter on Matilda in She-Wolves, and watched the first half hour of the BBC program - fascinating! Looking forward to the Author Fan Travel tour next year. ๐Ÿ˜Š

Helen Castor's avatar

Thank you! LEGO is wonderful, and canโ€™t wait!

Farida Shourbaji's avatar

And enter Plantagenetsโ€ฆ.letโ€™s go! Iโ€™ve absolutely adored this series and I am finding myself so tickled that Lego designed the set in such detail!!!

Helen Castor's avatar

Isn't it great...!

Molly Thomas's avatar

This has been such a fun series. What are going to build next? Or is it your turn to send something to Dan?

Helen Castor's avatar

It probably should be, though I suspect he'll be too busy talking about castles for a while to have any time to build one (or equivalent)... How is hip-recovery going?

Molly Thomas's avatar

True. My hip recovery is going well. Iโ€™ll be ready for a lot of walking on the Eleanor tour.

Helen Castor's avatar

Fantastic news!

Britta Wulf's avatar

I really enjoyed this series. Congratulation Helen for your masterpiece. ๐Ÿฅ‚ Will you do La Sagrada Familia next with more than 12000 pieces? Winter is coming soon ...

Helen Castor's avatar

Thank you so much, Britta! La Sagrada Familia is a whole different scale... We'll see!

NiSS's Wheeks and Squeaks's avatar

Thank you! Your N-D series has been wonderfully entertaining. I finished my build too! It involved tiny Lego pieces pinging off into the far corners of the room, and a lot of swearing.๐Ÿคฃโ›ช๏ธ

Helen Castor's avatar

Oh bravo! We need photos!

John Harding's avatar

Thank you Helen, fascinating note om Notre-Dame. As a slight architectural-historical 'anorak' I really enjoy a further take on the subject.

Helen Castor's avatar

Thank you, John! I hope โ€“ given that I can't claim any architectural expertise โ€“ I didn't get too much wrong...

Shane Batt's avatar

Funny, I always thought Notre Dame was bigger than that... ๐Ÿ˜‚. Nice model and article, Helen.

Helen Castor's avatar

Thank you, Shane!

Middle Aged Historian's avatar

I'm not one for Legos, but for a while I was assembling tiny metal puzzles. (I had broken my hip and a friend had gifted me a couple. I liked them so much I kept buying them. I have 20+ of them now. My friend has bemoans that he created a monster. ;) )

Notre Dame is one of my favorites. If comments could have pics, I'd share. There's a variety of other historical pieces, but Notre Dame is the only Medieval one available.