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Today on PAULA’S PEOPLE, I welcome Lynn Bryant, who is launching her latest book in the Manxman Series: This Blighted Expedition. She’s...

What happened on October 24th 1055 would most likely have stuck in the minds of many of the people who lived in Herefordshire for many...

Thank you, Paula, for inviting me to your blog site and giving me an opportunity to offer a brief sketch of the career of one of the...

Interview with Cliff May Please welcome Cliff May to Writers of Anglo-Saxon Literature spot. As you can see by the premise of this blog,...

Paula Lofting Interviews Casmir, Prince of Agrius Casmir just couldn’t resist trying out my phone to take a selfie! Before we start, the...

Wulfhere, Thegn of Horstede stops by Christine Hancock’s blog today as part of the Historical Writers Forum: Interview My Character...

So, to reflect on what we have this far, there were several Ælfgifus or Ælfgyvas which was a popular noble name for women in the 11thc....

The Facebook Group, Historical Writers Forum, are holding a blog hop in which readers will get to meet some of the characters they write...

A New Home for King Harold’s Daughter I have recently returned from a visit to Kyiv which features in my novel about Kind Harold’s...

How Edward Became King Bayeux Tapestry, Scene 1: King Edward the Confessor and Earl Harold. Source: Wikipedia, Creative Commons, Author:...

Today I’d very much like to welcome fellow Anglo-Saxon nut, Annie Whitehead, (sorry Annie!) to my Writers of Anglo-Saxon Literature...

I’m giving away my age by admitting this—not to mention the length of time it took to write this book—but my research on this period...

I’d like to welcome Judith Arnopp, to the blog who has written many a grand story about Medieval          women. Here she talks about wha...

While researching Silk and the Sword: the Women of the Norman Conquest I came across some incredibly interesting characters. One of the...

Ralph de Mantes was the son of King Edward’s sister, Godgifu, known commonly as Goda. Goda was the king’s full sister, therefore a...

I loved this fabulous review from Wendy Steele. Thank you Wendy! Wendy Steele I don’t read historical fiction all the time, but when I...

Today I visit the blog of the lovely Fiona Mcvie! Come hear my news! authorsinterviews Hello and welcome to my blog, Author Interviews....

July 27th – Malcolm, the exiled son of King Duncan I, marshalled thousands of English and Danish warriors in Birnam Wood, in Perthshire,...

October 1055 saw Earl Ralph’s magnificent defeat by the allied forces of Alfgar of Mercia and Gruffudd, self-proclaimed King of Cymru...

public domain Edmund Ironside died in November of 1016. He was known as the _Ironside_ for his strength and prowess in battle. There is...