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Eleventh century women did care about their appearance. Of course they did! Cosmetics were not as horrific as those used in Tudor times, su...

The Handfasted Wife, a novel about Edith Swan-Neck, common-law wife and beloved of Harold Godwinson, opens at Westminster during Christmas ...

This year I am fortunate enough to have found a writing escape tucked away in the Greek Mani not too far from Kardamyli where the travel wr...

Psalters, early medieval calendars, and The Domesday Book yield fascinating information about life on a medieval estate. For instance, a sc...

The Handfasted Wife is Edith Swan-Neck, the common-law wife of Harold II who was defeated by William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings....

Nowadays it is a given that Publishers expect every writer to  actively promote their own novels. Once the book is finally published the ne...

Sakura, the Japanese word for cherry blossom, is very short lived. It occurs in the spring, usually late March. This period marks a Japanes...