Today at the Word Wenches I am blogging about Georgian and Regency Country House pursuits. From sporting activities to needlework and painting watercolours, from card games to shellwork, life in the Regency country house was a great deal less dull than some contemporary writers implied. Drop in to the Word Wenches to see just how [...]
Today wonderful historical author Bronwen Evans is hosting me on her blog! Drop by for a chat and the chance to win a copy of DESIRED at http://bit.ly/IR9O6m Whilst you are there, check out the rest of Brnwen’s blog tour and the amazing prizes she has on offer!
Today on the Word Wench blog we are discussing the what ifs of history! What would have happened if Napoleon had won the Battle of Waterloo? What would have happened if the Spanish Armada had succeeded in invading England? And then there are the unsolved historical mysteries… Who killed the Princes in the Tower? What happened [...]
Over on the Word Wenches blog today I am chatting about the visit I made last week to Highclere Castle, the fabulous Victorian mansion that is used in the filming of Downton Abbey. Please do drop in to the Wenches to read all about our visit and get some of the behind the scenes Downton [...]
Today at the UK Historical Authors’ Blog I am talking about the conservation work at Ashdown House and the stunning hard hat tours that are available to visitors this season. My fellow guides and I are now fully trained to take people up to the seventh floor of the scaffolding to view the ongoing restoration [...]
Over on the Word Wenches Blog today I am talking about my neighbourhood and the changes it has seen over the past twenty years. And the past two thousand years. Come and drop in to tell me what life is like where you live and how things have changed!
Today I am the guest of fabulous author Elise Rome at her March Madness celebration. There is an interview and book giveaway, and we are chatting about the sort of disguise you would choose if, like Tess in Desired, you needed to make a swift exit without getting caught. Please come along (in your fancy [...]
Today on the Word Wench blog I am chatting to novelist Julie Cohen about her fantastic new book The Summer of Living Dangerously. Julie’s interview is here: http://bit.ly/xXqAHS Summer is a contemporary novel with a strong Regency theme and it’s one of my favourite recent reads. I hope you will join us at the Word Wenches [...]
A week ago I was lucky enough to stay in this beautiful farmhouse for a reunion of my college friends and today at the Word Wenches blog I am chatting about old friends and reunions. Meanwhile over on the Ashdown House Blog there is an update on the conservation project and the treasure we found in the [...]
I am very touched and honoured to have received my very first blog award, from good friend and fellow RNA member Rachel Brimble. Receiving this award means sharing 7 random facts about myself, which is a challenging prospect. This is what I have come up with: One of my favourite meals is monkfish with garlic and [...]