Today I am hosting Karen Essex and her latest release, Renaissance Rivals as part of her Coffee Pot Book Club blog tour. Ms Essex has written an interesting story, featuring not only the rivals themselves, but also – however indirectly – the great masters of the period she is writing about: Leonardo da Vinci (who, […]
Meet our Renaissance Rivals – Lucrezia and Isabella Read More »
Today, I am delighted to welcome Tony Riches back to my blog, this time to celebrate his recent release, Queen Anna Anna was born a Danish princess, daughter to the keen amateur chemist Sofia of Mecklenburg and Fredrik II. Her mother was a big fan of Tycho Brahe, not so Anna’s brother, Christian IV, both
Queen Anna – welcoming Tony Riches and his latest release Read More »
I have just finished reading Princesses of the Early Middle Ages by Sharon. Yes, I call her Sharon – I have been interacting with her for well over a decade, ever since I discovered her blog “History-the interesting bits“. By now, Sharon has publised a lot of books, all of them non-fiction, all of them
Princesses and kings – a post inspired by Sharon Bennett Connolly’s latest book Read More »
When I was asked to join this Yarde Book Promotion book tour, I had NO idea I would be hosting an author who lives in Sweden. But there you have it: Ms Jacobs lives in my country – lei è veramente la benvenuta qui! Not that there’s much Italian or Swedish in her book –
No Ordinary June – giving a Regency Romance some limelight Read More »
Oh my, oh my. When I first picked up Ms Appleyard’s latest release, I was expecting to find it interesting. I did not quite expect to become so utterly engrossed I spent hours breaking off to research further, or to break off my reading to turn to hubby and say “did you know…” before launching
Today, I am helping Alison Morton celebrate her recent release, Heroica. There’s a review further down, but I am first going to turn you over to Alison’s capable hands – she’s written a post about language. Made me smile that, as I recall reading her first book and wondering just what on Earth “Stat!” meant.
Heroica – Ms Morton’s troika of courageous ladies Read More »
I am so, so happy to have Christina Ståhle visiting my blog today. Why? because I was totally blown away by her debut novel, Before he was Red (see review further down) and reached out to ask her to write a guest post–which she generously has done! Before he was Red is the story of
Before he was Red – a stunning story of cultural clashes, love and duty Read More »
I am more than happy to have Charlene Newcomb as my guest today. Not only is she, like me, something of a medieval history gal, she is also an author I admire and respect – even if at present I’m a bit peeved about the fact that she’s planning NOT to write another book. Hello!!!
Rogues and Kings – Char Newcomb’s take on King John’s last days Read More »
Today, I have invited Christina Courtenay to visit. She has recently released a new book, Ripples Through Time (review further down) and I first asked her if she wanted to write a historical guest post, as she’s done several times on my blog. She sort of groaned. It becomes a bit tedious, after a time,
Chatting with Christina – about combmaking Vikings, hidden hoards and her latest release Read More »
Those of you who follow my blog, know I have written several posts about the Spanish Hapsburgs (I have provided selection at the bottom of this post) Obviously, I am rather fascinated by this family and its penchant for incestous marriages–but I have been stuck on the Spanish branch of the family. Well, beyond casual