Samantha Wilcoxson's Blog - Posts Tagged "medieval"
Being Compared to Greatness
Matthew Harffy is a guest on my blog discussing what it is like to be compared to historical fiction master Bernard Cornwell. He is also offering a fantastic Kindle deal on his novel, The Serpent Sword, which has been named an Editors' Choice by the Historical Novel Society.
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Breathing Life into Medieval Characters
Annie Whitehead is a guest on my blog, discussing bringing medieval characters to life in fiction and announcing her latest book release. She is the author of To Be A Queen and newly released Alvar the Kingmaker.
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Persistence of the Past
A guest post by Edoardo Albert takes us on a visit to historic places that retain remnants of the seventh century.
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Unicorns & Their Priceless Horns
I am blessed to have a guest historian on my blog who is also one of my favorite authors! Toni Mount joins us with an interesting look at what medieval folk believed about unicorns and their horns. Read more on my blog!
Tudor and Medieval Childbirth
Historian and author Toni Mount is a guest on my blog today! Join us for an in-depth look at childbirth in the 15th century.
Æthelflæd’s Daughter & A Matter of Succession
I’m pleased to welcome Annie Whitehead as my guest today as part of the Stepping Back into Saxon England. She has a brilliant bit of history to share with us regarding women succeeding women to the throne. A little hint - she's not talking about the Tudors!
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Mosaics of Ravenna - An Artist's Delight
Guest Post from historian Toni Mount!
"For lovers of colour, art and history, you can’t go wrong in Ravenna; your greatest difficulty will be deciding what to look at first."
"For lovers of colour, art and history, you can’t go wrong in Ravenna; your greatest difficulty will be deciding what to look at first."
A Solemn Christmas for Cecily Neville
Guest Post by Anne O'Brien:
Cecily Neville, Dowager Duchess of York, King's Mother, made the decision in December 1461 not to celebrate Christmas and the New Year at Greenwich with her son Edward, the newly crowned King Edward IV of England. Instead she celebrated at the palace of Eltham. It was one year since she was widowed.
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Cecily Neville, Dowager Duchess of York, King's Mother, made the decision in December 1461 not to celebrate Christmas and the New Year at Greenwich with her son Edward, the newly crowned King Edward IV of England. Instead she celebrated at the palace of Eltham. It was one year since she was widowed.
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Spicing Things Up! The Medieval Luxury Food Trade
Toni Mount is one of my favorite blog guests, so it is my pleasure to welcome her back today with a post to help us survive the medieval world. What can we eat & how do we spice it up?
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