Historical Belles and Beaus

He'd be here soon, demanding his conjugal rights. A quick toss, then off to his club, while she fretted over bursting with another baby....

I am a compulsive buyer of books, both new and second hand and one day was browsing along my shelves when I spotted one I’d bought years ago...

(From my individual blog) How many historical novelists does it take to change a light bulb? A shocking 21, it turns out: One to screw in th...

I have to admit I do have a passion for historical dramas and the BBC do it better than anyone! Three that I thought I would mention here ...

I recently hosted a chat on Coffee Time Romance, and one of the threads was about how to use a character’s POV, pet peeves and every day ...

In reading Tudor novels in the last year or two I've found it possible to pick up the idea that Anne Boleyn was considered less than ar...

By: Stephanie Burkhart 173 years ago on 20 June 1837, 18-year-old Princess Victoria of Kent succeeded to the throne. As Queen Victoria, she ...

... They do things differently there .' (L. P. Hartley, The Go-Between ) Setting any story in the distant past brings its own delights a...

One of the more unlikely romances in the late thirteenth century was that between Joan of Acre, daughter of King Edward I, and Ralph de Mont...

The Stewart kings are hard to beat for having lived life on the edge. Consider, if you will, this deliberately truncated history: In 1406 R...

When I was first invited to join this oustanding group of writers I was, in a word, thrilled. I've been a devoted fan of historial ficti...

Donating jewelry for the cause. While researching the French Revolution for my historical romance, Hostage to Fortune, I discovered somethin...

Today, the 4th of June, is the official launch of my debut novel, so I feel entitled to be Queen of my own backyard just for today, and to c...

Everyone knows that alchemy is the art of turning base metals into gold. It was also seen as a pursuit of divine knowledge and immortality. ...

Margaret of Anjou, the queen of Henry VI, is the subject of my forthcoming novel, The Queen of Last Hopes . Here's a piece I did this mo...