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Musings on the Historical Novel and life as it happens...
Sunday, 8 December 2013
Donegal Castle and Out and About in Donegal
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Even in chilly late November a trip to Donegal in the west of Ireland is magical. The loughs and the coast, the valleys and the mountains h...
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Saturday, 26 October 2013
Mystras, a Frankish Crusader Castle
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The Castle of Mystras Mystras is just over the Taygetos mountain from my summertime home near Kardamyli. It is situated only 6 km from ...
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Monday, 14 October 2013
Edith Swan-Neck Identifies the King's Body on Senlac Hill
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The Handfasted Wife is the story of King Harold's wife Edith Swan-Neck. As 14th October is the anniversary of The Battle of Hastings h...
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Sunday, 22 September 2013
Embroidery in the 11th Century
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This month, September, sees the anniversary of the first two battles of the Norman Invasion of 1066, Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge. The ...
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Friday, 6 September 2013
The Anglo-Saxon Heiress and The Norman Conquest
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Anglo-Saxon women played an important role in the years following The Conquest by providing the opportunity for intermarriage into the land...
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Sunday, 25 August 2013
Some Summer Reading
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Summer is a great time for book reading especially if you are on holiday and have that precious time for relaxing on a veranda somewhere pe...
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