Lenora Rogers's Blog, page 144
August 31, 2015
Isabella of Castile, the Controversial First Duchess of York, c.1355-1392
Originally posted on History... the interesting bits!:
The third daughter of Peter the Cruel of Castile and his long-term mistress (and sometime wife) Maria of Padilla, Isabella of Castile‘s childhood was marred by her father’s battles to hold on to his throne and almost constant warfare with Aragon.
Peter received support from Edward III’s son the Black Prince, but his failure to pay the costs of the campaign, his faithlessness, and the failing health of the black Prince, meant he was left...
The Legend of Mother Shipton
Originally posted on History... the interesting bits!:
Mother Shipton’s Cave is England’s oldest tourist attraction. People have been visiting since 1630. The area is a beautifully landscaped park, lending atmosphere to an already magical place.
As a child I didn’t know the story of Mother Shipton, just that she was a local witch who lived in a cave. The witch part doesn’t exactly tell the whole story.
The River Nidd
As the legend goes Mother Shipton’s real name was Ursula Sontheil. She w...
ReBlogging – What’s That All About?
Originally posted on Dan Alatorre - AUTHOR:
There’s even MORE shit I have to do?
While you are building (or expanding) your platform, it’s a great time to polish, edit and add or delete whatever you want added to or deleted from your book. Plus, a lot of the time we have to make choices about what the blurb will say and what the cover needs to look like. Bouncing that stuff off a bunch of Facebook author page friends or Twitter followers or Blog subscribers is a great way to see what the f...
Mother, daughter reunited after being split up during WWII
Originally posted on The Cotton Boll Conspiracy:
After more than 70 years, Margot Bachmann, born in the midst of World War II, finally got to meet her mother, ending a lifetime of questions and uncertainty.
Bachmann’s mother had been recruitedto work in Nazi Germany during World War II while Italy and Germany were still allied. When Italy switched sides following its capitulation to the Allies, her status became that of forced laborer.
She fell in love with a German soldier, became pregnant...
August 27, 2015
Aldo Tambellini: The Life of an Avant-Garde Artist in the Village
Originally posted on Researching Greenwich Village History:
The title of my Digital Archive project is Anarchy in the Village during the Vietnam Era. As I have conducted research, I have come across some very interesting groups and figures. One of the most fascinating people is a man named Aldo Tambellini.
Tambellini was a young artist in 1960s Greenwich Village, who encountered early criticism before achieving success. He was a liminal figure with regard to my larger focus of radical group...
Yennenga – Warrior Princess
Originally posted on Yennenga was an African princess who lived over 900 years ago. She was known as a brave warrior and famous for her strong spirit. Today she is considered to be the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso and is has become acultural icon.
Much of what we know about Yennenga today comes from oral tradition; stories that have been passed down through history. In some stories Yennenga is known as ‘Poko’ or ‘Yalanga’.
Yannenga was the daughter of King Nedega, who ruled o...
Fueling the Muse—How to Mentally Prepare for “The Novel”
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
NaNoWriMo is kind of like Christmas for writers—suffering, drama, no sleep, heavy drinking and really bad eating habits. Also, we start talking about NaNoWriMomonths before it actually happens.
If you are a new writer and don’t know what NaNoWriMo is? It stands for National Novel Writing Month and it is held for the duration of November. The goal is to write 50,000 words in a month.
In a nutshell, it gives a taste of what it is like to do this writi...
The Power of George Templeton Strong’s Diary
Originally posted on Researching Greenwich Village History:
In the twenty-first century, most people acknowledge the dominant role technology plays in our daily lives, especially in the ways in which we connect to others. The digital age brought forth the transition from hard copy and handwritten documents to electronic forms of communication and record keeping. In addition, social media networks enable us to broadly share personal announcements and to contact family, friends, and sometimes...
Murasaki Shikibu – a novel Shero
Murasaki Shikibu is famous for writing what is considered to be the first ever novel and the greatest example of Japanese prose. Her epic story,The Tale of Genjihas been read and studied around the world ever since she wrote it over a thousand years ago.
Born in the year 973 to the Fujiwara family, Murasaki had writing in her blood. Both her grandfather and great-grandfather had been well known poets in Japan, while her father was a respected scholar of Chinese classic...
