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Sunday, February 27, 2011

English Jacobites

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Loaded by Jen Black It is often forgotten that there were Englishmen amongst the Jacobite supporters who rose in rebellion in 1715. If one n...
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Friday, February 25, 2011

The Putney Debates

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By summer 1647, the Roundheads were winning the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army had crushed the Cavaliers at Marsto...
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

I Just Had To Share!

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Hi everyone, I was so taken aback to see this and so excited that I just had to share! Both my novels are in the best sellers list for Histo...
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Monday, February 21, 2011

The Windsor of the North

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This is the wonderful Middleham Castle at Middleham in Wensyldale, Yorkshire. Once the home of King Richard the Third, it is a wonderful pla...
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Sunday, February 20, 2011

George II and Caroline of Ansbach - A Love Match

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By: Stephanie Burkhart My story in the Cupid Diaries is one that is close to my heart – that of George II and Caroline of Ansbach. It's...
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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Marguerite de Valois

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Marguerite de Valois, known as Margot, was the youngest of the three daughters of King Henry II and Queen Catherine de Medici. Catherine was...
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Regency Hygiene, or the Lack Thereof, Part I

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Regency England was a dirty place--and not only because of the large amount of horse manure around. Although the proverb "cleanliness...
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Monday, February 14, 2011

I'm delighted to be part of the launch of Embrace Books with my Georgian Romance - The Reluctant Marquess

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ISBN: 9781844718425 Salt Publishing Buy link: http://www.saltpublishing.com/ebooks/reg Amazon Kindle Buy Link: http://www.amazon.com/Th...
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Friday, February 11, 2011

Two Awards in the Preditors & Editors Readers Polls

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I want to say a great big THANK YOU to everyone who voted in the recent Preditors & Editors Readers Award Polls. The final results are ...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Guest Kiki Howell: Historical Wordsmithing

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Linda Banche here. Today I welcome Kiki Howell and her latest book, the erotic Regency paranormal, Torn Asunder . Here she talks about the w...
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Cleveland Street Workhouse Petition

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In January I was made aware of a historical workhouse - the former Strand workhouse on Cleveland Street in England - being in danger of de...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Mistaken Bride is up for a book club discussion book just in time for Valentine's Day

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I'm so excited to have Mistaken Bride, book 2 of my Bride series, up for discussion on February 15. What a fun way to wind up Valentine...
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Model medieval hero

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Sir William Marshall (Guillaume le Maréchal) is the plumb line for authors wanting to create medieval heroes, particularly of the chivalrou...
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Friday, February 4, 2011

Good Mourning – memorial jewellery

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At the beginning of my novel The Ladys Slipper , Alice is in mourning for her younger sister Flora. Whilst researching the novel I became in...
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