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Musings on the Historical Novel and life as it happens...
Tuesday, 29 March 2016
The Street in late medieval London- Trades and Noise
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When did the medieval period in London begin and end? We assume that the medieval period began in England when the Romans departed circa 41...
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Friday, 4 December 2015
Women's Rights in Early Medieval Rus
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The Ruirikid Dynasty ruled Rus lands during the eleventh century. This marks the early part of a Golden Age for the ruling cities Kyiv/ Kie...
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Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Medieval Russia, Fairytales and History
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Most of The Betrothed Sister is set in medieval Russia where King Harold II's daughter Gita (Thea in the novel) is married off b...
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Medieval Women and the Merchant Class
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I have a new novel that has just this past month been published in paperback. The Betrothed Sister is about the marriage between Gita, Ki...
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Thursday, 2 July 2015
The River Thames in Medieval Times
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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...
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Sunday, 14 June 2015
Cathedrals and Abbeys in The Handfasted Wife and The Swan-Daughter
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The ruins of Abingdon Abbey Winchester Cathedral rebuilt between 11thC and 15thC As well as castles, Cathedrals and Abbeys feature ...
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