A Sombre Christmas with the Paston Family 1459
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 singing,…
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A Tea Break with The Queen’s Rival
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…
Celebratory Giveaway: The Queen’s Rival
To Celebrate the Paperback Publication of The Queen’s Rival 15th April 2021. Two Signed Copies of The Queen’s Rival A Pious Life What did Cecily Neville do when…
Who Were The Pastons?
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…
Cecily Neville’s Christmas 1461 AD
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…
Scandal Hits the House of York!
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…
The Queen’s Rival and the Wheel of Fortune
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…
Writing about Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, King’s Mother
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…
Celebrating a New Paperback Publication: A Tapestry of Treason
This giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all who took part. Today is Paperback Publication Day A Tapestry of Treason: 6th February 2020 The Gripping and…
A Tapestry of Treason is Published! Celebratory Giveaway!
This Giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all who took part. Hurrah! Publication Day for A Tapestry of Treason: 22nd August To Celebrate: A Giveaway. 2 Signed Hardback…
Why was I inspired to write about Elizabeth Mortimer?
Queen of the North Sumptuous and Evocative Historical Fiction from the Sunday Times Bestselling Author Queen of the North tells the passionate but ultimately tragic tale of Elizabeth Mortimer, daughter…
Family Connections: Percy, Mortimer, – and Tudor?
Queen of the North released in paperback on 18th April 2019 The two main protagonists in my novel Queen of the North are Sir Henry Percy and Elizabeth Mortimer. For those…