Search Terms and a Little Back-Patting

Hi! I’m working on a substantive post, so stay tuned for it, but in the meantime, I thought I’d post some search terms. I also wanted to mention that my new novel, Her Highness, the Traitor, will be published on …

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Rick Santorum’s Queenly Pick: Mary I

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From a newspaper article I read today: Madison, Wisconsin—She’s known to us today as “Bloody Mary.” But for Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, she is a woman to be esteemed. Speaking at a campaign stop at the University of Wisconsin, …

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Guildford to Jane

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Thanks to Kathryn and Anerje, I have been reminded of the Valentine Generator. Teenage boys being what they are, there is no doubt in my mind that had Guildford Dudley  lived until Valentine’s Day, he would have utilized this handy …

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Another Year, Another Search Terms Post

It’s been a while since we’ve done search terms here. Apologies to those of you who follow me on Facebook; you’ll have seen the first one there: romance novel about an earl that becomes a panther He pulled her tightly …

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Lancastrian Jokes

My web hosting service  shows me the search terms people use to reach my website. Among last month’s was “Lancastrian jokes.” Well, to get to the point, I felt very sorry for this poor soul, trawling the Internet in a …

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Sunday Search Terms

Terms people used to reach my website: novel written by Edward II And you thought all he did was dig ditches and thatch roofs. susan higginbotham duchess of northumberland It’s so nice being called “your grace”  when I pick up …

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Plantagenet (and Tudor) Game Shows

While looking at the statistics for my website today, I saw that someone had used the search term “Plantagenet game shows.” So naturally, I decided that just in case the searcher tries again, it was time to create some Plantagenet …

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Wedding Tips from the Royals Themselves

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Did you really think that this blog was going to let the royal nuptials between Prince William and Kate Middleton pass without notice? First, this blog is located in North Carolina, home of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, and I’m proud to …

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In Which I Create a Brand-New Conspiracy Theory

As some of you might know, there’s a school of thought which believes that Edward IV was poisoned and that the Woodvilles (of course) were the main suspects. The theory, first proposed by one R. E. Collins in a book …

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Search Terms, January and February 2011!

Does a search term post need any introduction? compact of thankless earth – analysis Some things are best left unanalyzed, I always say. illustrated naked and helpless women in literature Find an interest in life and pursue it, I always …

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