Alison Weir and Me
Alison Weir and Me, by Anne Clinard Barnhill Although Ms.Weir has no way of knowing this, she has been quite an important part of... Read more
Category: Guest Writers
England’s First Printing Press and Earl Rivers
England’s First Printing Press and Earl Rivers’ Influence, by Susan Higginbotham Around late 1475 or early 1476, William Caxton, an English merchant who had been... Read more
The Tudor Family and Two Battles of the Wars of the Roses
Guest Post: The Tudor Family and Two Battles of the Wars of the Roses, by Leanda de Lisle A paper crown clung, fluttering, on a... Read more
The Last Night on Earth by Cris Gomes
I cannot sleep. My ladies are all sleeping exhausted as they are of all that spying they have been doing on me. Their job is... Read more
Historical Fiction or Historical Fantasy? Steven A. McKay
Guest Post: Historical Fiction or Historical Fantasy?, by Steven A. McKay When I first decided I wanted to write a novel I knew it had... Read more
Guest Post: Wife, Nun, or Whore: the Three Fates, by Kate Quinn
Guest Post: Wife, Nun, or Whore: the Three Fates, by Kate Quinn “My mother used to say that a woman has three choices. Wife, nun—or... Read more
Guest Post: Bess of Harwick’s 3rd Husband, Sir William St. Loe, by Gillian Bagwell
Guest Post: Bess of Harwick’s 3rd Husband, Sir William St. Loe, by Gillian Bagwell When “Blood Mary” Tudor died and Elizabeth succeeded her as queen,... Read more
Guest Post: “Natalie and Anne”, by Susan Bordo
Guest Post: “Natalie and Anne”, by Susan Bordo Excerpted from The Creation of Anne Boleyn, copyright Susan Bordo, 2013, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Natalie Dormer, the... Read more
Guest Diary Entry: “Anne Boleyn: A Cultural Timeline”, By Susan Bordo
Anne Boleyn: A Cultural Timeline, By Susan Bordo May 19, 1536: Anne Boleyn, convicted of treason, adultery, and incest, becomes the first Queen in English... Read more