By Rosemary Hayes Researching for my second book in the ‘Soldier Spy’ trilogy, it’s been quite a journey to learn about the extent of spying, on both sides, during the Napoleonic Wars. Not only at a diplomatic level, through overseas embassies and through the Alien Office, in London, and highly placed double agents, but thereContinue reading “SPYING DURING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS”
Category Archives: History
J M Keynes & “A Turbulent Peace”
Keynes in 1919 John Maynard Keynes, a representative of the British Treasury, attended the peace conference in Paris, which began in January 1919. It ran until June, when Germany begrudgingly signed the treaty with the Allies, officially ending the war. Keynes was an outspoken critic of the terms of the agreement. He left the conferenceContinue reading “J M Keynes & “A Turbulent Peace””
The Royal Women Who Made England
The Royal Women Who Made England: The Tenth Century in Saxon England By MJ Porter. Published April 2024 / 237 pages Here’s a snippet from the book: Eadgifu, the third wife of King Edward the Elder Eadgifu lived a long life, unlike many of the kings of Wessex and then England that she would haveContinue reading “The Royal Women Who Made England”
How to Dress Like a Tudor
How to Dress Like a Tudor By Judith Arnopp Published September 2023 / 224 pages @JudithArnopp @cathiedunn @tudor_juditharnopp @thecoffeepotbookclub @jarnopp.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social #HistoricalCostume #TudorFashion #Tudors #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub Universal Buy Link: mybook.to/howtodress Author Bio: Judith writes historical fiction set during the late medieval and Tudor period. Her usual focus is on the women who lived close toContinue reading “How to Dress Like a Tudor”
Filling the Gaps
This blog post is written by award-winning author and friend, Rosemary Hayes, who has written around fifty books, mainly for young adults. ‘The King’s Command’ is her first story for an adult readership. Set in the late 17th century, it’s about the persecution of the Huguenots in France and their flight to England. Rosemary’s fictional account isContinue reading “Filling the Gaps”
Giordano Bruno
WEAVING HISTORICAL CHARACTERS AND PRACTICES INTO A COMPELLING FICTION
My mother was a member of the Richard III Society and never tired of telling our family he was really a ‘good king’ and the antithesis of Shakespeare’s monster. The contemporary portrait of Richard in the National Portrait Gallery presents a thoughtful, intelligent face and it is not difficult to imagine him as a moreContinue reading “WEAVING HISTORICAL CHARACTERS AND PRACTICES INTO A COMPELLING FICTION”
THE STARS, MEDICINE AND MATHEMATICS IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND
After many false starts, astrology became a focus for my first work of historical fiction – State of Treason. William Constable is a scholar and competent in all three areas listed in the title of this post. I should declare now that, unlike our hero, I hold no faith in astrology. Astrology had a significant influenceContinue reading “THE STARS, MEDICINE AND MATHEMATICS IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND”