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    Tag: History

    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 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…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHouse of LancasterHouse of Yorkmedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsRichard IIIThe Queen's RivalWars of the Roses
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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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    Queen of the North Historical Novel Review.

    Posted on 13th August 2018

    So pleased to read this review of Queen of the North in the Historical Novel Society Review August 2018. Even better that it figures on the back cover in such good…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHotspurHouse of LancasterMortimersQueen of the North
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    Twelve Facts you should know about Elizabeth Mortimer, Lady Percy

    Posted on 7th June 2018

    (And much that we do not know) Elizabeth was born in 1371 in one of the Mortimer castles in the Welsh Marches, probably in Usk where Roger her eldest brother…

    Tags: Historical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryHotspurHouse of LancasterKing Edward IIIKing Henry IVmedieval historymedieval womenPlantagenetsQueen of the NorthRichard IISir Henry Percy
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    What is the Chronological Order of my Novels?

    Posted on 3rd July 2017

    Frequently asked questions: 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 novels,…

    Tags: Alice PerrersAnne NevilleEleanor of AquitaineElizabeth of LancasterHistorical FictionHistorical NovelsHistoryJoan of KentJoanna of NavarreKatherine de ValoisKatherine Swynfordmedieval historymedieval womenPhilippa of HainaultPlantagenets
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