The Queen and the Countess: And Afterwards
And Afterwards … For those who have read The Queen and the Countess and wish to know what happens next … Queen Margaret’s story came to its sad end before…
Category: Wars of the Roses
A Most Valuable Heiress
In 1434 Richard Neville, son of the Earl of Salisbury, was married to Anne Beauchamp, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick, when they were both little more than…
The Appeal of Living in Mortimer Country
Living in Pembridge in the Welsh Marches, enjoying the rural pleasures of pastures, gentle hills and woodland, as well as the eye-catchingly beautiful black and white villages, it is impossible…
Should Anne O’Brien’s medieval novels be read in chronological order?
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…
Celebrating Valentine’s Day: Was this a Mortimer Love Token?
A Frivolous Valentine Post! Four years ago in 2020 a ring was found on farmland near Wigmore, below the ruins of the once mighty Wigmore Castle, by a…
And Afterwards … What happened to the Paston family after A Marriage of Fortune?
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…
Mistress Margaret Mautby Paston meets the Queen 1453
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…
A Fifteenth Century Valentine
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…