With Richard III in his final resting place, things have become rather quiet lately, leading me to turn my thoughts to another controversial royal: Anne Boleyn. Anne, of course, was briefly exhumed in the nineteenth century during renovations in the Tower’s Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, but the Victorians, missing a grand opportunity, quietly […]
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I’m sorry I haven’t posted for a while, but I’ve been busily researching/writing my work in progress. I did, however, want to stop by and tell you about a contract I just signed for a new novel, which I have to complete in 2016. Its working title is The Milk of Human Kindness, and here’s
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Into nearly every novel about Lady Jane Grey must fall this scene: Jane and her parents, Henry and Frances Grey, Duke and Duchess of Suffolk, are strolling around their home at Sheen when a hand, wielding a bloody axe or sword, suddenly pops out of the wall, giving the family the fright of their lives
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I thought that some of you might be interested in the latest salvo in the “Richard III Reburial Wars” that I saw earlier today in the British press: Missing Feet Spark Investigation Following the recent petition for judicial review of the decision to bury the remains of Richard III in Leicester, the Richard III Coalition,
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Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Owing to my deadlines for my books, I will probably be blogging very sporadically, if at all, until I have met them. I did, however, want to leave you with a little tidbit, plus an exciting discovery. In 1536, Henry VIII and his queen, Jane Seymour, spent Christmas
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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, Santorum, when asked by a student questioner whether there was a historical woman he particularly
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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 device to send a touching greeting to his wife, who no doubt would have appreciated
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Here’s a seasonal sweater for your delectation: Alas, I tried to make Richard III a Christmas sweater at another site, but the e-mail function there doesn’t appear to be working, so I shall have to leave the dressing of the king to more technologically skilled minds than mine. Trust me, darlings. He looked marvelous. EDIT:
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Why no one in my family has ever suggested that we have Thanksgiving dinner at our house:
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Just dropping by to wish you all a rather belated Halloween. Here’s Boswell in his hot dog costume: I’ll probably be rather quiet for the next few days, as I’ve got page proofs of The Stolen Crown to review and am getting on with the Margaret of Anjou novel (it’s not been a very good
