“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.”
There is something rotten in the History of Italy. I first came across the image above a veeeeery long time ago when researching my novel. It’s the coat of arms of Hercule de Rohan-Montbazon. Hercule was the father of Marie de Rohan, the MC of Weave a Garland of my Vows. Check out – The […]
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Strange but true! Did y’all know that Clara Miller was not only an Irish “Seer” but she named her third child Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller? Agatha Miller married, then was divorced by, Archibald Christie who preferred his fancy-pants mistress, Nancy Neele. Clara home-schooled Agatha and nurtured her daughter’s love of literature. And from there – […]
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Was a major character in my novel. I spent many years researching her. She was the second wife of Henri Quatre, mother of Louis XIII (husband of Anne of Austria), Gaston d’Orleans (husband of Marie de Montpensier), Elisabeth (wife of Felipe IV of Spain), Chrestienne (wife of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy) and Henriette […]
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Mmmn! I have several problems with the video below. Not least – the fact that (according to MS History) Henri II de Montmorency was “beheaded” in 1632 by a guillotine. Henri de Montmorency But then…he was the Governor of the Languedoc (CATHAR COUNTRY) and he HAD to die. Like his ancestors in the Albigensian Crusade. […]
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P.S. Yes. I know. LOL! Soon Ellis Bell aka Emily Brontë will be publicly www called out as a “Tavistock Witch” too. And everyone will agree. Just watch :o)
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I love that phrase. And I know someone (with more Scandinavian DNA than me) who has a far greater knowledge of the Isles than I do! Slàinte mhath, fellow Outlander :o) One day we may get to The Orkneys and the King, Hereafter.
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I blame Enid Blyton. And Rik and Ade and Jen and Dawn and ………! And my Dad for throwing away all of Mum’s Enid Blyton books that I’d grown up reading :o(
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Different spelling. Same name. Rhys ap Tewdwr, King of Deheubarth was killed in battle 1093. If I give myself the entitled title Doctor…Will I become yt “rich&famous” ? No offence, Dr Kat :o( Why is the Heir to the BRITISH Throne now known as HRH The PRINCE of WALES?
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Four times in my adult life I’ve lived within driving distance of Midhurst, Sussex. I was delighted. And visited the town many times, always alone. WHY? Well. Because I grew up being influenced by Nan (NanaAnne, as my boys called her) who was a Voracious Reader and who introduced me to Anya Seton before I […]
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Many years ago I researched and wrote a short novel titled Veritas. It centred around Paris, 17th century, the #first theatre there, their pre-police police force and Louis XIII’s brand new (?) Jardin des Plantes. I never published. Veritas became such an over-used word. Which is not a crit of Sean. Just life in general […]
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This was the last episode of Rosemary and Thyme (weep) I post it for a very special friend :o)
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…Did it EVER cross my tiny mind. That one day, I’d be given the chance to link the above image with the below video. P.S. Robbie (Lamont) is a Scots Guard in the employ of George Villiers and Louis XIII of France. Feeling Fizzy :o)
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Hidden History Research 