This category does not contain any posts yet This category does not contain any posts yet This category does not contain any posts yet When you think of women in the Middle Ages/early Renaissance, you probably imagine fair maidens, wives, mothers, nuns and possibly widows. Some people know… Saints come in many shapes and sizes…
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This category does not contain any posts yet This category does not contain any posts yet This category does not contain any posts yet When you think of women in the Middle Ages/early Renaissance, you probably imagine fair maidens, wives, mothers, nuns and possibly widows. Some people know… Saints come in many shapes and sizes…
Jenna – 5/5 – Historical Honey
From murder and conspiracy to rebellion and adulterous affairs; women throughout history have had a tendency to be a little on the ‘bad’ side!… After reading a recent article on the Daily Mail (of all places), I was inspired to tell the story of some of the beautiful… Many a night, whilst drunkenly staggering home…
Vowess: The Medieval Vocation You’ve Probably Never Heard of
When you think of women in the Middle Ages/early Renaissance, you probably imagine fair maidens, wives, mothers, nuns and possibly widows. Some people know about a special group of women religious called anchorites, who were literally walled off from the world to pray and devote themselves to God. But very few people have ever heard…
Deception, Heartbreak And Hostility: The Short Life Of Charles II’s Sister, Minette
Much has been written over the years about King Charles the 1st who lost his head and his son Charlie the 2nd aka ‘The Party King,’ what is not so widely known however, is that the Merry Monarch had a sister who he lovingly referred to as ‘Minette’ and her story is, (in my humble opinion) as…
Ancient Languages: The “bad words”
When learning a new language, it is inevitable that you want to find out the “bad words.” It is no different when learning ancient languages like Latin or Greek. For instance, in Latin words to describe the male genitalia are considered the bad words. These words were mentula and uerpa. For all intents and purposes…
How To Dress Like A Georgian
How did the lady of fashion 200 years ago answer the call of nature during long and riveting church sermons? And what was the date of the last guillotining in France? Quirky facts are a side-line of the historical research I do for my Georgian and Regency novels, and these two questions are yet to…
The True Story behind the Titanic’s Cuddling Couple
There’s a moment in the film Titanic in which we are treated, if that’s the right word (which it isn’t), to an aerial shot of an old couple spooning, if that’s the right word (which it isn’t). The couple are on a double bed. Seawater is rushing underneath them. The aerial shot is part of…
8 Ancient Cultures That Practiced Ritual Human Sacrifice
The thought of sacrificing a person’s life may seem like the sort of barbaric ritual reserved for only the most unholy and uncivilised societies, however, cultures considered to be highly affluent and advanced regarded human sacrifice as just a normal part of life. Whether it was for the purpose of appeasing the gods or to…
The real story of the Victorian Prostitute
I had the smashing idea of writing a spy caper set in Victorian era London, with the owner of a brothel as my heroine. India Black, my protagonist, is cynical, sharp and witty. Her brothel caters to military officers, mid-level civil servants and minor aristocracy. She’s a madam on the way up, but is she…