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The first campaign against the French in Spain, ending with the battle of Corunna, Jan. 16 1809, was an eye-opener for the British army. It would take another five years to push the French out of the country. http://nickypenttila.com/remembering-...
My latest blog. Crete Under Ottoman Rule. Part II: The Massacre at Arkadi Monasteryhttp://www.kathryngauci.com/918-2/
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A Literary World: Alison Morton discusses the inspiration behind her Roma Nova serieshttp://www.kathryngauci.com/a-literar...
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by Deborah Swift
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An interview with novellist Matthew Harffy, whose latest book is out today: http://historytheinterestingbits.com/...
My recent posts include two more historic places:Bath http://samanthawilcoxson.blogspot.com...
Cotswolds http://samanthawilcoxson.blogspot.com...
Also, a guest post by Catherine Hokin discussing myths surrounding Margaret of Anjou: http://samanthawilcoxson.blogspot.com...
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Posts this week:Writing a True Story
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Why go to Ireland?
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Christy wrote: "Posts this week:Writing a True Story
http://greendragonartist.net/2016/03/...
Why go to Ireland?
http://greendragonartist.net/2016/03/..."
Love your photos and info on Ireland. Someday I'd like to cross that off my bucket list. Have added it to my "to read."
I too have written a story based on some family history and have had great support from family members. http://roseseilerscott.com/page/3/ So you want to be a novelist
Here is a link to my recent blog posts. If you are interested in the late middle ages and the Reformation here are a few tidbits from the town of Wittenberg. It is a two part blog so scroll so be sure to look at Part 2 as well: http://roseseilerscott.com/wittenberg...
Today's blog post discuses the scheme that led to the execution of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland...there were intervening events before Jane Grey died as well. https://janetwertman.com/2016/05/25/m...
Some recent posts:The Unexpected Tudors http://samanthawilcoxson.blogspot.com...
Margaret Pole's Wild Ride on Fortune's Wheel http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot...
The York Remnant under Tudor Rule https://henrytudorsociety.com/2016/04...
Why Margaret Pole? https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2016/...
A Tale of Two Cousins: Elizabeth of York and Margaret Pole http://samanthawilcoxson.blogspot.com...
The Success of the Usurper by Barbara Gaskell Denvil http://samanthawilcoxson.blogspot.com...
Those Crazy Kids: Rules of Regency Courtship by Maria Grace http://samanthawilcoxson.blogspot.com...
Historic Places: England's Lake District http://samanthawilcoxson.blogspot.com...
My blog post on the Irish phenomenon of faction fighting.Sticks and Stones: What is Faction Fighting?
I'm very honoured that the Virtual Victorian has chosen to republish an old blog post of mine about how James Brooke became the ruler of Sarawak. He's the subject of my book, 'The White Rajah' (mybooks.to/WhiteRajah). If you missed it first time round, go and have a look at it now. http://virtualvictorian.blogspot.co.u...
Quick--name the most famous detective agency of the old west.Of course you knew it had to be Pinkerton. But have you ever heard of Thiel, one of Pinkerton's top competitors?
See my blog to read about Thiel and its role in my latest novel: https://jrlindermuth.blogspot.com/201...
I regularly put historical posts on my blog and then forget to mention them here. The latest, a couple of weeks ago, was about the use of cavalry at Waterloo: http://tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/cavalr...
My blog post is about the darker side of Victorian curiosities: the pathological museums of the time. https://crumblingmanor.blogspot.com/2...
May i just post the link to my blog for now, so people can say what there is I have to offer?its called 1066: The Road to Hastings and Other Stories
www.paulaloftinghistoricalnovelist.wo...
Walking the Streets of Ancient RomeResources bringing to life the eternal city, which you can explore today (some from the comfort of your browser). Invaluable aid to anyone writing HF in the Roman eras.
https://egretia.com/2018/08/15/walkin...
I enjoyed reading your post about Lizzy Murphy. As in other professions, women in baseball weren't taken seriously at the time. This is illustrated in this excerpt from one of my newspaper columns:A local male team 'walked away' with a game against the Cincinnati Reds female baseball club on Friday, June 19, 1891 and the Evening Herald of Shenandoah took advantage of the opportunity to chide the distaff players.
The newspaper said the game held at the trotting park "...admirably illustrated how little women know of the tactics connected with the base ball field. Those who have seen a woman throw a stone can form an idea of how the females played ball yesterday."
The Herald added, "As a burlesque on the national game it was a grand success."
It was noted the crowd enjoyed the spectacle and roared with laughter when mistakes were made. "But the merriment was brought to a sudden termination in the first half of the seventh inning when one of the female players, whose name on the scorecard was Carmen, met with a serious accident.
"Carmen had hit to second base and ran with excellent speed for first when the young fellow at the latter point stepped backward, causing a collision. Carmen was thrown into the air and, turning a half somersault, fell in a heap on the opposite side of the base."
An interview later with a Herald reporter disclosed Carmen, whose real name was Agnes Hexton, suffered two breaks of her right collarbone. Doctors informed her she could be laid up for more than a month. Carmen told the reporter she was to go to New York where she'd be under the personal care of the wife of the team manager.
"This accident is a real misfortune to me," she said. "But as I will be well cared for by Mrs. Johnson and my salary will run during the time I am laid up things will be all right before long."
Does genealogy count? Some of it's about DNA genealogy, but it's also about research, family history, etc.http://genealogical-musings.blogspot.com
Making Fight Scenes Realistic in Historical Fiction and Fantasy:A primer, set of tips, and plenty of resources for further research for anyone who writes fights in an historical context:
https://egretia.com/2018/11/27/making...
I've just blogged my most popular posts of 2018 – all of them historical. http://tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/most-p...
Hey gothic horror fans and history buffs alike, I invite you to peruse my latest blog post Hair: A Victorian Fetish. Because hair art is sorta creepy, don't you think? https://crumblingmanor.blogspot.com/2...
If you read stories about the Peninsular War, you might well come across references to the Lines of Torres Vedras. But what exactly were they? I went to visit the remains of the lines and I write about them and their military significance on my blog this week.History, travel, and pretty pictures. http://tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/the-li...
Take one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. At its peak it controlled vast swathes of land and many different cultures – including their associated cuisines. But what happens when you add a fantastical element to the mix?https://egretia.com/2019/04/10/histor...
The Button will be coming this year! The Button is a 31,000 word historical non- fiction for the middle reader. Maxine is an 11 year old Jewish living in Austria. It is 1936 and War is breaking out all over Europe, hatred towards the Jews is building, the Lantz family knows they must leave.
The story begins when Maxine is in the fields with her brothers looking for spent bullet shells. The blacksmith will buy the bullets and melt them into horse shoes. Maxine and her brothers need to earn money for the family to come to America. Finally, with enough money the family is able to save enough, but unable to obtain a passport for Grandma so she is left behind.
The family must first conquer a 12 day trip by horse and wagon to France to board a ship to America. During the trip Maxine’s brother Herman gets sick and they must find a doctor. When the doctor finds out that the family is Jewish he begs them not to tell anyone he helped a Jew for fear he would be sent to a work camp or killed.
The story continues with the family enduring the terrible conditions of steerage and the life long friends they make. Maxine finds a button on the deck, she knows who the button belongs to but cannot find the nice lady. She holds on to the button in the hopes that one day she will again meet the lady that saved her and her new friend Heidi from going to jail. Once off the ship the tedious immigration process begins at Ellis Island.
The reader will follow Maxine as she joins a gang and becomes a telephone runner. A letter arrives bearing news that Grandma has been taken to a concentration camp. Maxine’s Aunt Zeka has sent her children on the Kindertransport to save them from Hitler’s madness. Maxine’s brother, Herman dies from tuberculosis and Joseph joins the Army. Maxine’s dream is to become a nurse in the Women’s Army Core.
Her father opens his tailor shop Mrs. Einstein inquires about a button she is missing from her coat and begs Mr. Lantz to try and find one that matches. Maxine is rewarded for finding the button with tuition to nursing school and joins the Army. She experiences seeing the horrors of concentration camps and her unit is sent to the displaced persons camp.
The heart of The Button is how a family of Jewish immigrants appreciates the freedoms and opportunity in America.
The Button is based on family stories and historical fact. Children will learn about the history of the influx of immigrants to the USA, in a story that will captivate and entertain
We're coming up to Waterloo weekend and it's the law that history blogs have to write about *that* battle at this time of year. But why do we keep talking about it? I try to explain in this week's post. http://tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/waterl...
My book, 'Burke in the Land of Silver' is based around the British invasion of Buenos Aires in 1806. Never heard of it? I'm not surprised - but it was quite a big thing at the time. Read about it on my blog: http://tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/buenos...
In Chapter XXIII of my murder mystery “An Evil Planned,” all the main suspects gather for Laura’s funeral banquet on a hill called Meroeses. The site boasts a burial cave. In the vicinity of Meroeses are the ruins of a temple of Anaitis.Both of these places — Meroeses and the ruins of Anaitis’ temple — are real.
“Meroeses” comes from Meroë, consort of the Achaemenid King Cambyses II (sixth century B.C.E.). Anaitis is what the Greeks called the Persian divinity Anahita, goddess of waters and fertility. A temple for Anahita, it was said, had been built there by Semiramis, Queen of Babylon.
Are these stories true ? And what do they have to do with finding Laura’s murderer? See my blog :
https://theofaurez.org/blog
I have many posts, sharing my research.Medieval (particularly 15th century England) starts here: https://tlclarkauthor.blogspot.com/20...
Regency Research posts start here: https://tlclarkauthor.blogspot.com/20...
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