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Glory and gore – or how M.J. Logue contrasts blood and pain with tender love

By Anna Belfrage / November 26, 2020 November 26, 2020 / 2 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Writing / English Civil War, glory and gore - the dichotomy of the Glorious 17th century, gritty historicl fiction, Historical fiction authors, historical fiction inspired by the 17th century, M.J. Logue, Parliamentarians, The gore of civil war, Tom Fairfax

As my final guest in my 17th century Glory and Gore extravaganza, I have the pleasure of welcoming M.J. Logue. You want gritty? You want quirky? You want books to cry over, laugh out loud at? You want depictions of battle, of death and loss that have your guts twisting in agony? You enjoy contrasting …

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Glory and Gore – how a TV show inspired Deborah’s life-long love affair with the 17th century

By Anna Belfrage / November 19, 2020 January 22, 2022 / 2 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Writing / Deborah Swift, English Civil War, glory and gore - the dichotomy of the Glorious 17th century, historical fiction, historical fiction inspired by the 17th century, Samuel Pepys

Today’s 17th century guest (no, no, no: not guest, enthusiast!) probably doesn’t remember, but Deborah Swift was one of the first people I met who wrote books set in the 17th century when I myself was about to publish my first book set in this tumultuous time. We both attended a Historical Novel Society conference, …

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Glory and Gore – meet Cryssa, a LoTR fan with a thing about Charles II

By Anna Belfrage / November 12, 2020 November 19, 2020 / 11 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Writing / 17th century, 17th century fiction, Charles II, Cryssa Bazos, English Civil War, glory and gore - the dichotomy of the Glorious 17th century, historical fiction, historical fiction inspired by the 17th century, historical fiction writers

Today’s 17th century enthusiast and I have a lot in common. Like a fascination with LoTR (Lord of the Rings for those among you who do not share this affliction). In Cryssa’s case, this means she has a complete set of LoTR figurines – still in their original packaging. Her then young sons wanted to …

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Glory and Gore – how the meeting of a queen and an upcoming soldier inspired a novel

By Anna Belfrage / October 22, 2020 November 5, 2020 / 2 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Writing / Ashdown House, Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia, English Civil War, ghostly Cavaliers, glory and gore - the dichotomy of the Glorious 17th century, historical fiction, Historical fiction authors, historical fiction inspired by the 17th century, Nicola Cornick

Today I am welcoming my fourth 17th century guest – no, no, no: enthusiast – to my blog. I bet many of you have already heard of Nicola Cornick and hopefully you’ve read a book or two by her as well. Her latest release is set in Tudor times, but she has the great taste …

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Glory and Gore – Meet American Katherine with a taste for 17th Century England

By Anna Belfrage / October 15, 2020 October 23, 2020 / 1 Comment / authors, historical fiction, Writing / 17th century, glory and gore - the dichotomy of the Glorious 17th century, historical fiction, Historical fiction authors, historical fiction inspired by the 17th century, Katherine Pym

Well, dear readers, it is Thursday again, and this autumn this means it is time for our weekly date with yet another 17th century enthusiast. I stumbled upon one of my guest’s books a couple of years ago, a rather dark story involving fraternal twins and their anything but happy lives, this due to the …

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Glory and Gore – or how the 17th century inspired Christina to write fiction spiced with time-slip

By Anna Belfrage / October 8, 2020 October 15, 2020 / 2 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Writing / 17th century fiction, Christina Courtenay, glory and gore - the dichotomy of the Glorious 17th century, historical fiction, historical fiction writers, Historical romance set during the ECW, Prince Rupert, Roundheads and Cavaliers, writing based on historical inspiration

Taa-daa! Time for guest number two in my 17th century fest. Today’s guest has a thing about Prince Rupert. I most definitely do NOT – but I’ve decided to forgive Christina for this, as I suspect it is mostly Rupert’s long locks that set her heart a-flutter. I met Christina in 2012. There I was, …

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glory and gore – the dichotomy of the Glorious 17th century

Glory and gore – or how M.J. Logue contrasts blood and pain with tender love

Glory and Gore – how a TV show inspired Deborah’s life-long love affair with the 17th century

Glory and Gore – meet Cryssa, a LoTR fan with a thing about Charles II

Glory and Gore – how the meeting of a queen and an upcoming soldier inspired a novel

Glory and Gore – Meet American Katherine with a taste for 17th Century England

Glory and Gore – or how the 17th century inspired Christina to write fiction spiced with time-slip

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