Scribbling in the margins
Musings on the Historical Novel and life as it happens...
Monday, 12 December 2011
Books for Four Seasons
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I am an obsessive reader. Here I choose four of the many historical novels I have enjoyed in each season of 2011. It was hard to select but...
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Saturday, 3 December 2011
Mistletoe, Mont St Michel and a Norman Castle
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It is the edge of Winter, a liminal time and the trees in Normandy have great balls of mistletoe growing amongst bared branches. In Norman t...
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Friday, 11 November 2011
Boots, a pilgrim staff and Santiago de Compostella
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On a chilly November day last year I purchased a pair of Ecco walking boots and thick socks. Walking from Ferrol to Santiago de Compostella...
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Sunday, 30 October 2011
Divining a Witch
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It is All Hallows Eve; a time for witches, dressing up and apple bobbing. The Historich Openlucht Museum (open air History Park) is on the ...
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Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Sutton Hoo and Handfastings
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On Sunday I made the trip to Sutton Hoo for the first time. This is the site of a 7th century burial, a spectacular Saxon ship and mound gr...
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