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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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,...
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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...
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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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That weird head-hopping stuff.
#poststhatIlove timelightcom Writing a book is about establishing a connection between the reader and the character in the book. No...
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