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Historical Writers Forum: Interview my Character Blog Hop

Paula Lofting Interviews Casmir, Prince of Agrius Casmir just couldn’t resist trying out my phone to take a selfie! Before we start, the...

Interview My Character – Wulfhere, Thegn of Horstede

Wulfhere, Thegn of Horstede stops by Christine Hancock’s blog today as part of the Historical Writers Forum: Interview My Character...

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

So, to reflect on what we have this far, there were several Ælfgifus or Ælfgyvas which was a popular noble name for women in the 11thc....

Character Blog Hop is here!

The Facebook Group, Historical Writers Forum, are holding a blog hop in which readers will get to meet some of the characters they write...

Writers of Anglo-Saxon Literature: Carol McGrath

A New Home for King Harold’s Daughter I have recently returned from a visit to Kyiv which features in my novel about Kind Harold’s...

The Rise of Edward the Confessor: The Story of the Man Who But For a Quirk of Fate, Might Never Have

How Edward Became King Bayeux Tapestry, Scene 1: King Edward the Confessor and Earl Harold. Source: Wikipedia, Creative Commons, Author:...

Writers of Anglo-Saxon literature: Annie Whitehead

Today I’d very much like to welcome fellow Anglo-Saxon nut, Annie Whitehead, (sorry Annie!) to my Writers of Anglo-Saxon Literature...

Writers of Anglo-Saxon Literature: Mercedes Rochelle – Researching Godwine

I’m giving away my age by admitting this—not to mention the length of time it took to write this book—but my research on this period...

Writers of Anglo Saxon Literature: Judith Arnopp

I’d like to welcome Judith Arnopp, to the blog who has written many a grand story about Medieval women. Here she talks about wha...

The Real Godiva

While researching Silk and the Sword: the Women of the Norman Conquest I came across some incredibly interesting characters. One of the...

The Battle of Hereford – Part One: The story of two men and a king

Ralph de Mantes was the son of King Edward’s sister, Godgifu, known commonly as Goda. Goda was the king’s full sister, therefore a...

Why I enjoy historical fiction

I loved this fabulous review from Wendy Steele. Thank you Wendy! Wendy Steele I don’t read historical fiction all the time, but when I...

Here is my interview with Paula Lofting

Today I visit the blog of the lovely Fiona Mcvie! Come hear my news! authorsinterviews Hello and welcome to my blog, Author Interviews....

The Battle of Dunsinane: MacBeth Vs Malcolm Canmore

July 27th – Malcolm, the exiled son of King Duncan I, marshalled thousands of English and Danish warriors in Birnam Wood, in Perthshire,...

Leofgar – Death in the Valleys

October 1055 saw Earl Ralph’s magnificent defeat by the allied forces of Alfgar of Mercia and Gruffudd, self-proclaimed King of Cymru...

Death of an Exile

public domain Edmund Ironside died in November of 1016. He was known as the _Ironside_ for his strength and prowess in battle. There is...

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An Excerpt from my WIP _Wolf’s Bane_, third book in my Sons of the Wolf series about the years

The curtain was drawn and he peered into the chamber. A woman, clothed in a plain brown woollen robe sat on a bench, sewing. A white...

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