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    A Celebratory Giveaway for A Marriage of Fortune

    Posted on 27th September 2023

    A Celebratory Giveaway! ******************** To Celebrate the Paperback Publication of the marvellous story of the Paston Women in  A Marriage of Fortune on 28th September 2023   Two signed paperback copies…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHistorymedieval historymedieval womenThe Paston FamilyWars of the Roses
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    Take a Break with Intrepid Paston Women

    Posted on 25th September 2023

    Here are the first pages of  A Marriage of Fortune Meet Margaret Mautby Paston and her daughter Margery A Promise of Things to Come … Sit down for a few…

    Tags: A Marriage of FortuneHistorical FictionHistorical NovelsHistorymedieval historymedieval womenThe Paston FamilyWars of the Roses
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    And Afterwards … What happened to the Paston family after A Marriage of Fortune?

    Posted on 16th January 2023

    And Afterwards.  What happened to the Paston family after A Marriage of Fortune. Jonty and Gilly Paston (John III and Margery) In 1487 they became Sir John and Dame Margery…

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    A Marriage of Fortune.

    Posted on 4th October 2022

    New Book! The intrepid Paston women return. A Marriage of Fortune. 19th January 2023 Sequel to The Royal Game England. 1469. A fortunate marriage will change history. A scandal could…

    Tags: A Marriage of FortuneHistorical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHouse of Lancastermedieval historymedieval lifemedieval womenPlantagenetsThe Paston FamilyThe Royal GameWars of the Roses
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    Mistress Margaret Mautby Paston meets the Queen 1453

    Posted on 27th March 2022

        Mistress Margaret Mautby Paston meets the Queen 1453 In April 1453 Queen Margaret (of Anjou), wife of King Henry VI, visited Norwich en route to Walsingham, on pilgrimage…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHistorymedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsThe Paston FamilyThe Royal GameWars of the Roses
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    A Sombre Christmas with the Paston Family 1459

    Posted on 15th December 2021

      As would every other family of means in the 15th century, the Paston family celebrated Christmas.  The house would be decorated with greenery, gifts given at New Year, with…

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    A Tea Break with The Queen’s Rival

    Posted on 17th April 2021

    Here are the first pages of The Queen’s Rival Introducing Cecily Neville and her three youngest children A Promise of things to come … Sit with a cup of tea…

    Tags: Cecily Neville Duchess of YorkHistorical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHouse of LancasterHouse of Yorkmedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsRichard IIIThe Queen's RivalWars of the Roses
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    Who Were The Pastons?

    Posted on 15th February 2021

      To Celebrate The Royal Game. A Tale of Courage and Resilience.  Of Power and Danger. The Fabulous Pastons  The Pastons were to be found living in Norfolk in the…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHouse of LancasterHouse of Yorkmedieval historymedieval lifemedieval womenThe Paston FamilyThe Royal GameWars of the Roses
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    Cecily Neville’s Christmas 1461 AD

    Posted on 16th November 2020

    A Solemn Christmas    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…

    Tags: Cecily Neville Duchess of YorkChristmasHistorical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHouse of LancasterHouse of Yorkmedieval historyPlantagenetsRichard Duke of YorkThe Queen's RivalWars of the Roses
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    Scandal Hits the House of York!

    Posted on 2nd September 2020

    The piety of Cecily Neville was much praised during her lifetime, particularly in her later years.  Her pride was also widely acknowledged.  Proud Cis has become a recognisable epithet.  Yet…

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    The Queen’s Rival and the Wheel of Fortune

    Posted on 23rd August 2020

    A Short but Colourful Post! In The Queen’s Rival I make frequent use of the idea of the Wheel of Fortune in the history of Cecily Neville and the House…

    Tags: Cecily Neville Duchess of YorkHistorical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHouse of LancasterHouse of Yorkmedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsThe Queen's RivalWars of the Roses
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    Writing about Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, King’s Mother

    Posted on 29th July 2020

    Welcome to my new blog.   Some of my thoughts on my writing about Cecily Neville in The Queen’s Rival, and my answers to some questions that I am sure…

    Tags: Cecily NevilleDuke of ClarenceEdward IVHistorical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHouse of LancasterHouse of Yorkmedieval historyMortimersPlantagenetsRichard IIIRichard of YorkThe Queen's RivalWars of the Roses
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