Elin Gregory's Blog, page 65
April 15, 2013
A to Z Challenge – M is for …
Marston Moor
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Prince Rupert – Royalist poster boy
The battle of Marston Moor, which occurred in 1644 at the height of the English Civil War, was a turning point in the conflict. The Royalist side, supporting the divine right of kings, a high church verging on Catholicism and the status quo, had had some reverses but some successes too. The Parliamentarian side, who on the face of it seemed to have a much more egalitarian manifesto but...
April 14, 2013
A to Z Challenge – L is for …
Lollards, Levellers and Luddites.
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“In ye begynning was ye word and ye word was at god and ye ward was god”
the beginning of John Gospel from a pocket copy of Wycliffe’s translation of the Bible
In the 14th century the followers of the teachings of John Wycliffe formed a loosely organised group of religious dissidents. Wycliffe’s translation of the bible into vernacular English had made it possible for men to read the, without having to a...
April 12, 2013
A to Z Challenge – K is for
Κλεοπάτρα
or Cleopatra if you prefer
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Liz Taylor inna wig
I think most people must know about this amazing woman, who ensnared two of the most accomplished Roman generals, had children by both of them and then died in a magnificently defiant and romantic suicide pact when her defeat and capture was certain. But how much of that well known and frequently filmed story is real?
For a start there was a whole bunch of Cleopatras. It was a very popular name for E...
April 11, 2013
A to Z Challenge – J is for
Janus
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Janus, the two faced one, is probably the most hardworking deity in the Roman pantheon. Every religious ceremony invoked his name at the beginning to bless their contact with the other gods. He was like a spiritual receptionist, checking your credentials and quite prepared to call security if they didn’t come up to par. Patron of portals and doorways, deity of beginning and ending he was put in charge of the coldest darkest mon...
April 10, 2013
A to Z Challenge – I is for …
The Iliad
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Sorry for the incredibly late post, I had a busy day and last night and day so I’m WAY behind with my posts.
Anyhow…
The Iliad – or the story of how the Greeks destroyed the city of Troy. To buy myself some time I’ll allow you a minute or two to contemplate Brad Pitt in a little leather miniskirt [or Eric Bana, Sean Bean or Orly Bloom depending on what floats your boat].
All done? Okay, now forget that film as an historical record. The...
April 9, 2013
Today in the Comfy Chair – K-Lee Klein
My guest today is K-Lee Klein, a lady I got to know through the Passionate About Plot group on Facebook. A native of Western Canada, she has titles with Less then three Press, and coming soon from MLR Press.
Hello K-Lee and welcome to the comfy chair.
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Elin: Can you tell me a little about yourself? For instance, do you have to have a day job as well as being a writer?
K-Lee:Thanks for having me Elin. I was a full-time, stay-at-home mom for the last twenty years but now since I’m almost empty-n...
A to Z Challenge – H is for …
Hadrian
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And what is Hadrian best known for?
Yes, his wall! It is an amazing structure that ran for 80 miles across the narrowest part of northern England from sea to sea. There was a small fort or watch tower every mile and 16
larger forts garrisoned by legionaries and auxiliary cavalry.
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Click on the map for an excellent website detailing each of the forts along the Wall.
It has been assumed that Hadrian authorised the building of the wall whe...
April 8, 2013
Alex Beecroft & Elin Gregory discuss Erotica vs. Romance and (Mis)Marketing
Reblogged from The Armchair Reader:
Hello, Cole, and thank you so much for hosting us today.
Thanks to both of you! I found this post really interesting (especially from an author's view) so I'll be adding my thoughts to the comments :) But I'll leave this part open, so everyone can get to the post!
Just a Note: Elin's comments are in Blue and Alex's are in Green, though their names are also marked.
Taking this opportunity to reblog the post Cole riann so kindly hoste...
April 7, 2013
A to Z Challenge – G is for
Great Fire of London
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A little after midnight on Sunday 2nd September 1666, Thomas Farriner was awakened from sleep by the smell of burning. Farriner, as might be guessed by his name, was a baker, and the fire in his oven had got out of control. Farriner roused his family and fled the premises but his maid, asleep in a back room wasn’t able to get out and became the first casualty of what came to be known as the Great Fire.
The fire burne...
April 6, 2013
Sunday – snippet time.
It’s a day off from the A to Z Challenge but I don’t want to lose my impetus so here’s a bit of what I’ve been writing for Camp Nanowrimo.
Eleventh Hour is set in London in 1928. Briers Allerton was ‘our man in the Balkans’ until he got wind of a possible anarchist attack on a target in London. Who the target is and when it’s due to take place is unknown but Briers knows the call and knows what they are capable of doing.They are dangerous men, so Briers needs all the help he can get.
Please exc...
