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    Category: The Royal Game

    Should Anne O’Brien’s medieval novels be read in chronological order?

    Posted on 11th May 2024

    A Frequently Asked Question. What is the chronological order of your historical novels? In which order is it best for me to read them?   Some readers, new to my…

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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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    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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    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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    A Fifteenth Century Valentine

    Posted on 9th April 2012

    John Paston III and Margery Brews: was this the first-ever Valentine? Here is a short – but heart-felt – Valentine from the Fifteenth Century   In the fifteenth century, England…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHouse of LancasterHouse of Yorkmedieval historyPlantagenetsThe Paston FamilyThe Royal GameWars of the Roses
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