Scribbling in the margins
Musings on the Historical Novel and life as it happens...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Books for Four Seasons 2012
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As Christmas approaches it is time to review four of my favourite historical novels of this year. I have chosen four that are set in the se...
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Sunday, 9 December 2012
Midwinter in the Eleventh Century
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In the December drawing of the Julian Work Calendar the nimble little figures that labour month by month are flailing, winnowing and taking...
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Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Lagos, Henry the Navigator and The Algarve Writers.
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Lagos is one of the prettiest, relaxed ports on the Algarve. Some time ago I had bid on the rental of a gorgeous five bedroomed villa to su...
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Saturday, 10 November 2012
King Harold's Daughter
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Gunnhild Godwindatter was the youngest daughter of King Harold II who lost his kingdom to Duke William of Normandy in 1066. Around this dat...
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Saturday, 20 October 2012
Marriage in the Eleventh Century
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The domestic institutions of medieval society faced change around the year 1000. The Church reorganised itself in a great reform movement ...
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Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Falconry, Lepers and the Angel
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The medieval festival in the small Tuscan hill town of Montevettolini takes place in September for one day only. Montevettolini nestles i...
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