English history – Charlene Newcomb

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Guest post – Annie Whitehead: When Research Means Leaving Well Enough Alone

historical fiction research

Welcome to Annie Whitehead, well-known author and historian. Annie’s works of fiction and non-fiction center on pre-conquest England. I’m delighted to have Annie writing today about historical research…
Surviving Medieval Battles and Finding Love

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Historical novelist and 17th century enthusiast Cryssa Bazos invited me to her blog to talk about my Battle Scars series a few days ago. I originally “met” Cryssa online when we joined the editorial team for English Historical Fiction Authors. But it was a thrill to chat face-to-face in September 2016 at the Historical Novel Society […]
Talking about the book: Under the Approaching Dark by Anna Belfrage

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Title: Under the Approaching DarkAuthor: Anna Belfrage A tidbit about the authorAs a child she wanted to be an Arctic explorer, a crusader or Richard Lionheart’s favourite page, and of course, a writer, and she couldn’t imagine a 9 to 5 job. “I was going to be a free spirit, an impoverished but happy writer, […]