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For my photo Wednesday, here’s a photograph of an unnamed young girl from an album I own.  Victorian photograph albums range from the simple to the elaborate–some even played music! Sadly, many have been broken up by photo dealers–understandably, as many albums are in poor condition, and selling photographs individually is often more profitable–but it’s great […]

The cat-naming committee convened this morning, and, after giving the matter great thought, selected a name: Rochester! Several of you thought of this name, so there are multiple winners. Congratulations, Evelyn Dangerfield, Cyndi Williamson, Julia, Jayne Smith, and Libby Hunt! (Some of entries were via e-mail or private message on Facebook, so you won’t see

I may be blogging again before the year is out, but just in case I don’t make it and/or you’re too busy to stop by, I wanted to wish all of my blog readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Boswell and Dudley are celebrating in style in their Christmas sweaters, as you

Well, today I turned in my manuscript to my publisher, so the duchesses have allowed me to return to blogging. They have, however, suggested that I move to WordPress, and as you can see, I followed their suggestion. I’ve been with Blogger for a long time, but WordPress offers me a bit more flexibility, so

Watch this space for my new blog coming in August!

We, the Duchesses of Suffolk and Northumberland, wish to inform the gracious readers of this blog that until Susan Higginbotham delivers a completed manuscript about us to her publisher on or about August 1, 2011, she will not be posting on this blog. (Even if it’s something really interesting? Susan asks forlornly.) (Nay, say the

I’m very pleased to be participating in this giveaway, because I have a special connection to autism: my 20-year-old son was diagnosed with this condition when he was two. Our family is fortunate enough to be living in an area where the attitudes about autism are generally enlightened, but as the occasional ignorant outburst by

Thanks to all who entered Margaret’s birthday giveaway! The winners (who have been notified) were pressedposies and Shannon. Happy reading!

It’s Margaret of Anjou’s birthday today! She was born on March 23, 1430 (or possibly March 24) in Lorraine, probably at Pont-à-Mousson or Nancy, to Rene of Anjou and his wife Isabelle, the daughter of the Duke of Lorraine. Although Margaret was the younger of Rene and Isabelle’s two surviving daughters, she was the one

Well, The Queen of Last Hopes is available in bookstores now, and I’m getting ready to embark upon a blog tour! I’ll post the schedule in the right sidebar soon, but in the meantime look for me tomorrow at Christy English’s blog and Mrs. Q: Book Addict. Many of the sites I’m visiting this time