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Battle of Stamford Bridge - Prelude

BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE 1) PRELUDE In the wake of their triumphant conquest of Fulford, Hardrada and Tostig found themselves in...

The Battle of Gate Fulford

The year of 1066 saw three major battles focusing on the struggle between the major contenders for the throne of England.

The 1066 Project: Death of Edward the Confessor

For the nobles of England, gathered in the great hall of King Edward’s palace on Thorney Island, it must have come as a surprise that...

Whats New: Website and new books!

Welcome to my new website, Threads to the Past. Over the last two years I have been so busy working on new projects. As you can see I...

Paula’s People: Melissa Speed, Guest Post

Melissa tells us about the inspiration for her story in the latest HWF anthology As soon as I saw Nicolaes Maes’ painting The Lacemaker...

Paula’s People: Lynn Bryant talks about the historical cast of her latest book, Unattainable Stronghold

An Unattainable Stronghold (Book 8 of the Peninsular War Saga) The Historical Cast To celebrate the publication of An Unattainable...

The Howling of Wolves by Paula Lofting

Taken from the ghostly anthology by the Hisorical Writers Forum

#excerptsunday: Read an snippet from Wolf’s Bane

This weeks excerpt comes from WIP Wolf’s Bane, Book 3 in the Sons of the Wolf Series. Tovi is now in his fourteenth year and has been at...

#excerptsunday: Read an snippet from The Wolf Banner

Today we know many families who have problems with dysfunction, it is easy to think that this is a modern phenomenon. But look back...

Read an excerpt from Sons of the Wolf

This piece is from the first novel in the series, Sons of the Wolf

Excerpt from Wolf’s Bane Book 3

The Sons of the Wolf series is set in the second half of the 11th century and is centred around the fortunes of a Sussex family

New Beginings

In 2016 I started a series of posts about the events of 1066 that led to the Battle of Hastings that year on 14 October, 1066. It had...

Welcome Home

A story for Halloween

Paula’s People: John Fletcher, author of Cornish History

Please welcome my guest poster for today here on Paula’s People. John is a member of our facebook group Historical Writers Forum and I’ve...

Blog Tour, The Admiral’s Wife by M.K. Tod

Today I’m very happy to introduce an excerpt from The Admiral’s Wife which is currently on tour (see schedule banner at the end of the...

From the Bottle to the Battlefield: A Writers Story

Writing has always been a great hunger for me but for many years, I never wrote a word because I thought I was not capable. And in some...

Ælfgyva: The Mystery Woman of the Bayeux Tapestry – Part VII

Wecome to the concluding part of Ælfgyva: The Mystery Lady of the Bayeux Tapestry. Imagine someone wants to tell you some gossip about...

Ælfgyva: The Mystery Woman of the Bayeux Tapestry – Part VI

In this final examination of this mystery, I do not aim to prove,what the image of Alfgyva and the priest represents. It would be...

Howling At The Moon

Ever wondered what dark secrets your characters hold in their hearts? A conversation with my guy, Wulfhere, and a bit of help from...

Ælfgyva: The Mystery Lady of the Bayeux Tapestry Part V

by Paula Lofting For those who have not read any of my earlier posts about this puzzling enigmatic woman, Ælfgyva, whose image is...