/explore

Click through on any links that interest you or select the planets on the right to continue exploring the Outer Web.
You are here

thefreelancehistorywriter.com
| | historytheinterestingbits.com

Today it is a pleasure to welcome Trisha Hughes to the blog, with a guest post about her latest book, Vikings to Virgin - The Hazards of Being a King, which will be released on 28th February, 2017. When we think of Britain's monarchs, most of us would agree that early periods of time are...
2.6 parsecs

Travel
| |
| | www.leafblogazine.com

In the Spotlight By Quill? 'n' Ink Pot As I clicked through history while watching the Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth II, I found the Queen's final resting place, the King George VI Memorial Chapel which was commissioned by the Queen herself, was part of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, this, her chosen place...
2.8 parsecs

Travel
| |
| | historytheinterestingbits.com

Model of Old Sarum Ela of Salisbury was one of the most influential women of the thirteenth century. Ela was born at Amesbury in Wiltshire in 1187. She was the only surviving child - and sole heir - of William FitzPatrick, earl of Salisbury, and his wife, Eleanor de Vitré. Her father was a descendant...
2.7 parsecs

Travel
| |
| | historytheinterestingbits.com

When writing medieval non-fiction, you don't get to tell many love stories. Most marriages were arranged between families for mutual gain or assistance. As a consequence, you don't really expect to come across many tales of love - and actual love tokens are rare indeed. But in researching the story of Nicholaa de la Haye,...
25.5 parsecs

Travel
|