Britain’s ‘Little Ice Age’
It's hardly surprising in the UK that we are notorious for talking about the weather, for it is nothing if not unpredictable. Take the last 2 weeks - where I…
Dipping in to Viking era Scotland
Today I'm welcoming a fellow historical author, Jen Black onto the site to highlight her new book set in the 11th century. A wee bit before my period of expertise…
Mathilda’s Spy (or is he?)
For all you good folk who have been following the Historical fiction blog Hop here is the final character interview in the blog hop series - and this time it…
The art of illustration
Sometimes you stumble over a link to something particularly beautiful. This time it was via a Facebook link to a digital resource which has been made freely available - of…
A lovely lady – Drue Heinz
The papers this week have been full of obituaries of Drue Heinz, the lovely lady who gave so generously to support writers in both the US and the UK. I…
On this day 495 years ago
Easter Eve. A day of preparation and expectation in many Christian churches around the world. It is also a day of waiting, of taking time to reflect on the sombre…
If your dream is to live in a castle…
'Remember the kid's rhyme 'I'm the king of the castle and you're the dirty wee rascal.'? I can remember shouting it out from the ridge of our garage roof. You…
Britain’s Tudor Maps
Some time ago I was invited to a Book Group which had just finished my second novel A House Divided as their monthly read. I gave a wee talk and…
When History came to Life – Scotland’s History Festival 2014
After many years as the ‘Cinderella’ subject, history has been making a comeback. Authors of historical fiction are beating all comers in the big prize stakes, our TV schedules are…
Escape to the Country – then and now…
I have to confess to a mild (my husband would say serious) and long-standing addiction to house programmes on the TV – buying houses, selling houses, renovating houses…even cleaning houses.…
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