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February 10, 2013
English Historical Fiction Authors: Swords - Parts and Pieces of a Masterpiece by Scot...
English Historical Fiction Authors: Swords - Parts and Pieces of a Masterpiece by Scot...: Swords populate the world of English history and the books we love. Whether your favorite character(s) went on Crusade, haunted the tourney...
February 9, 2013
Bang Out the Prose: Two Createspace Paperback Print Sizes
Bang Out the Prose: Two Createspace Paperback Print Sizes: The size of Createspace's smallest book print option makes my hand look really big. lol Seriously no! My hands are actually quite dain...
History Trivia
February 9
474 Zeno was crowned co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1119 Callistus II became pope. He settled the lay investiture disagreement and presided over the ninth Ecumenical Council (the First Lateran Council). 1
540 The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) took place. According to official records, Chester Racecourse (Roodee Fields, Chester) is the oldest racecourse still in use in England.
1554 Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt was defeated.
1555 Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper was burned at the stake.
1567 Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered in Edinburgh.
Lord Darnley1649 Charles I was buried without a funeral at Windsor rather than Westminster to avoid public disturbances.
Booksessed: Review: The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff
Booksessed: Review: The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff: Book: The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff Published by Harlequin MIRA; January 2012 336 pages Format: Ebook Genres: Historical Fi...
February 8, 2013
RaShelle Workman: IndieRecon
RaShelle Workman: IndieRecon: As you may or may not know, IndieReCon starts in less than 2 weeks from Feb 19th - Feb 21st. The free conference features over 25 g...
History Trivia
February 8
421 Constantius III became co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
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1587 After twenty years of captivity in England, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
1601 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebelled against Queen Elizabeth I but the revolt was quickly crushed.
1622 King James I of England disbanded the English Parliament.
February 7, 2013
The Wizard's Cauldron: An Interview with Karenne Griffin
The Wizard's Cauldron: An Interview with Karenne Griffin: Twitter. What is Twitter all about. I follow 1040 people and when I put out an APB for someone to interview, I didn't get one reply. Its...
Gladiator's Pen: Don't Touch the Author in the Park
Gladiator's Pen: Don't Touch the Author in the Park: Don’t Touch is in its final stretch on it’s journey being revamped for re-release. At the time of this books original release I was stil...
