Links
Links Related to Eleanor de Clare, Edward II, and The Traitor's Wife and Hugh and Bess:
Caerphilly Castle, Eleanor's birthplace, besieged twice by her second husband and one of the last refuges for Edward II and Hugh le Despenser the younger before their capture by Queen Isabella's forces
Tewkesbury Abbey, where Eleanor and her family are buried (Eleanor likely donated the fourteenth-century stained-glass windows, which depict her husbands, ancestors, and brother along with biblical figures)
Berkeley Castle, where Eleanor's uncle, Edward II, was murdered
Gloucester Cathedral, where Edward II is buried
Kathryn's website about Edward II, full of useful information.
A blog, also by Kathryn, devoted to debunking the myths about Edward II.
Beloved Eleanor, Alison's website about Eleanor of Castile, mother to Edward II.
Edward II on Facebook (with some help from Kathryn).
Hugh le Despenser the younger, Julie Frusher's website.
Piers Gaveston, a blog by Anerje devoted to Edward II's first favorite.
Links Related to the Wars of the Roses, The Stolen Crown, and Margaret of Anjou:
Wars of the Roses, a site by Allison.
The American branch of the Richard III Society, about the last Plantagenet king and the Wars of the Roses.
Tudor Place. A website full of useful information and handy links about the dynasty that started with Henry VII.
Girders. Factual information about numerous historical figures who lived during the Wars of the Roses.
Margaret of Anjou on Facebook (with some help from me)
Edward of Lancaster, Prince of Wales on Facebook (again, with my help)
My Other Sites:
Reading Historical Fiction Squidoo Lens
My Publisher:
My Agent:
Nicholas Croce, The Croce Agency
Historical Novels and Novelists:
The Historical Novel Society, for writers and readers of historical fiction.
Historical Fiction Online, a bulletin board for lovers of historical fiction.
Wendy J. Dunn, author of Dear Heart, How Like You This?, a novel about Anne Boleyn as seen through the eyes of Thomas Wyatt.
Christy English, author of The Queen's Pawn, featuring Alais of France.
Guntis Goncarovs, author of Convergence of Valor, an American Civil War novel about an early submarine.
Ann Herendeen, author of Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander: A Bisexual Regency Romance.
Michelle Moran, author of Nefertiti and The Heretic Queen.
Carla Nayland, author of Ingeld's Daughter, a novel that explores questions arising in medieval and Renaissance history through the device of an invented world. Website also includes reviews and nonfiction essays.
Sharon Penman, author of many medieval novels (Eleanor de Clare's father, Gilbert de Clare, appears in Falls the Shadow).
Daryl Pinksen, author of Marlowe's Ghost, a novel that considers the possibility that Marlowe was William Shakespeare.
Brandy Purdy, author of The Confession of Piers Gaveston, told in the first person by Edward II's favorite.
Octavia Randolph, author of The Circle of Ceridwen, a trilogy set in ninth-century England.
Dianne Salerni, author of High Spirits, a story of nineteenth-century sisters who convince the public that they can speak to the dead.
Joan Szechtman, author of This Time, a speculative fiction where Richard III is brought to twenty-first-century America seconds before he would have been killed in battle.
Christine Trent, author of The Queen's Dollmaker, set in revolutionary France.
Sheri Vangen-Ratcliffe, author of Heir Apparent, a time-travel to the court of Henry VIII.
Book Reviews:
Historical Novels Review Online
Historical Novels Review print version (subscription information and selected reviews)
History Sites:
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History. Full-text articles, book reviews, and more.
Royalty.nu. Its section on British kings includes biographical information and links to books of interest. Frequently updated and chock-full of information.
The British History Club, a site containing resources about British history, some available to the public, some available by subscription only.
The Medieval Chronicle, Linda Abel's subscription newsletter featuring articles on medieval, Tudor, and Elizabethan life.
Research Sites and Primary Sources:
British Library Electronic Theses Online Service (many doctoral dissertations can be downloaded for free here)
Calendar of Patent Rolls (brought to you by the University of Iowa)
Calendar of State Papers in the Archives and Collections of Milan, 1385 to 1618
Gregory's Chronicle. An online primary source covering the years through 1469.
Internet Archive (many out-of-print books can be downloaded here)
Polydore Vergil, Anglica Historia
Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy
Other Authors, Books, and Publishing Sites:
The Dickens Page, devoted to my favorite author.
Author Insider. Free marketing articles to help make your book a success.Published.com. The Free Directory of Independent Writers & Artists.
Just for Fun:
Need a laugh? Check out these redesigned romance novel covers I came across while surfing. They're from a site called The Wonderful World of Longmire.
Think you're seeing double, or even triple? No, you're not--publishers are just using the same paintings on historical fiction covers again and again! Here's Reusable Cover Art in Historical Novels: A Gallery: by librarian Sarah Johnson to prove it.
A quite unique biography of Richard III.