“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
I was looking for a “business” partner to share a new venture with and have received – out of the blue – an offer from a fellow historian who has followed my work for a long time. Way back since my Weave a Garland days in the early 2000’s. Woohoo. Time for a partner-in-historical-crime, methinks […]
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I was 12 years old when my Mum lent me her copy of the novel Katherine by Anya Seton. We were living here then, and it ignited my interest in local history. From Bolingbroke Castle to Lincoln Cathedral which are about 26 or so miles apart. And it also helped me with the English Royal […]
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I have this book. I KNOW I have this book. And I read it as part of my research for Weave a Garland. Can I find it ? No. I bought and read it for one reason only. Wat Montagu, Marie de Rohan’s best friend, George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham’s spy and one of my […]
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I have read and/or listened to just about every novel that Phil Rickman has written. Apart from his John Dee ones! The Remains of an Altar has stayed with me for many reasons. You have an ex-SAS soldier who is now a churchman. You have Merrily doing her Deliverance stuff. You have the ghost of […]
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I’ve been in such a quandary for the past two years but have found MY solution now. Ravens of Dinefwr was conceived, planned, outlined with a male protagonist/main character and a strict historical storyline. I’ve finally worked out how to reverse this. All the females connected to the males are NOW the focus of the […]
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GB 19th October 2018 : Did Mary Sidney Write Shakespeare’s Plays? Even I had no idea about What an Absolutely Tangled Web I’d Woven! I’m absolutely loving this man and his knowledge because (although he has no idea) he HAS brought so many of my lines of research together. As stated in the old post […]
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The Mabinogion has played such a HUGE part in my past decade and a bit more of research for Ravens of Dinefwr. It helped me (along with N.C.) to weld the MSM History of Wales/Ireland/Scotland/The Normans/The Crusades with a new chronology and story. I’ve watched Cerys a few times – she’s my go-to-source for pronunciation […]
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I write Historical Fiction. Something that I love and I’m going back to. The Hidden History Project has ceased to exist. I am No Longer a #Truther #AltHistorian #FeedingStation I WILL write History. MY WAY. My History is Full of Real People with Real Emotions and Real Experiences :o) Done with the Faketoobers. Done with […]
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Watching these kind of programmes fascinate me in so many ways. This Mystery 15th Century House that was dismantled brick by brick is an enigma. I’ve never been to Pembrokeshire but know a little about it through my research into the Ravens of Dinefwr. Nest ferch Rhys was the older sister of Gruffydd and Hywel. […]
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Fludd (1574-1637) is on MY List. Over 20 years ago he was presented to me as a teacher and influencer of Claude de Lorraine, Duc de Chevreuse Make the links with that one yourselves ? Don’t y’all just love it when multiple paths open up and multiple timelines converge? Shakespeare’s quote is in Agatha Christie’s […]
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MY fave restaurant in Paris. Right round the corner and about a minutes walk from the Place Vendôme, Been there several times. When you treat them with courtesy and respect, the waiters are wonderful. One night the place was full, so me and my partner-in-crime sat outside at a table on the pavement. Being chatted […]
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OMGiddy DNA! I’m so excited. I’ve just found out that I have Crawford in my DNA!!!! COUSINS Maybe not the fictional Francis Crawford of Lymond. VOTED ONE OF BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE HISTORICAL NOVELS Before George R. R. Martin there was Dorothy Dunnett . . . PERFECT for fans of A Game of Thrones. ‘She is a brilliant story teller, The […]
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Hidden History Research 