Scribbling in the margins

The River Thames features in The Handfasted Wife and briefly in The Swan-Daughter. What do we know about the Thames from the eleventh cent...

The ruins of Abingdon Abbey Winchester Cathedral rebuilt between 11thC and 15thC As well as castles, Cathedrals and Abbeys feature ...

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...

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...