Cranmer – murdered on this day 1556
How bloody was 'Bloody Mary' - article on the execution of Cranmer.http://bloodygoodread.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/confronting-cranmer.html
1812 – War not Overture
Today's tidbit is an illuminating article about the Royal Navy and the Napoleonic War. And a lesser known 'hero' http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/the-royal-navys-finest-sailor.html?spref=fb
Author profile
Profiled on Georgina Hannan's blog today - thank you, Georgina http://authorworld.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/author-profile-margaret-skea/comment-page-1/#comment-1586
Never mind soldier’s pay – pay to be a soldier.
This is a superb article on the cost of fighting for king and country, most of which I didn't know, and though a little outside my period, absolutely fascinating. One…
Come on Lazybones – pedestrianism with a difference
Fascinating post today about the king of pedestrianism - and lazy he was not (nor unfit). I have to confess that walking as a spectator sport doesn't excite me, but…
A Walk in the Garden (Medieval, that is)
Today's post on the English Historical Fiction Authors' website is about medieval gardens. For me the most telling comment came right at the start - 'The medieval world was a…
Hmm – Pepys and the corpse…
Fascinating article re Catherine de Valois (and Pepys' weird action in kissing her corpse... http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/an-unfortunate-end-for-remarkable-queen.html?spref=fb Sooner him than me.
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