Scribbling in the margins
Musings on the Historical Novel and life as it happens...
Saturday, 6 June 2015
Castles in The Swan-Daughter
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In the aftermath of 1066 King William built castles to help secure his hold on England. Initially these were Motte and Bailey castles. On h...
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Saturday, 28 March 2015
A Literary Festival on Alderney
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For those who might not know, Alderney is a small island in The English Channel. Last week, I boarded a tiny plane that flew from Southampt...
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Sunday, 1 February 2015
Discovering Padua, Venice and Verona in Winter
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Venice on a chill January day with blue skies and sunshine is a pleasanter experience than Venice in mid-summer when it is crowded, hot and...
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Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Great Reads from 2014
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Without doubt my greatest love, second maybe to writing novels, is reading books. During 2014 I read many great novels, a variety of genres...
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Saturday, 15 November 2014
Was Waterloo entirely a British Victory?
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Waterloo is a much written about battle. My great, great grandfather's regiment, The Scot's Greys, fought at Waterloo. Author Tom W...
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