ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF WILLIAM MARSHAL. Died 14th of May 1219. Author’s photograph. My novel TEMPLAR SILKS, covers the story of William Marshal’s experiences in the Holy Land when he went on pilgrimage, setting out in the late summer of 1183, and returning to Normandy in early 1186. The title is a reference to the […]
Find out moreI have a new three novel book deal that I can at last announce – hooray! I have been sitting on this news for a little while during the time that all the contractual work has been going forward, but I am now officially thrilled to announce that I have agreed a new three book […]
Find out moreRecently I recorded a couple of podcasts on two of my favourite medieval people. I was interviewed by David Crowther of The History of England podcast series https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/and we have a fabulous afternoon discussing first William Marshal and then Eleanor of Aquitaine. Just click on the links below to hear our discussion. William Marshal […]
Find out moreThe first in a series of blogs about the forthcoming novel which can now be pre-ordered from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Irish-Princess-Elizabeth-Chadwick-ebook/dp/B07JN2RW2X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540675148&sr=8-2&keywords=the+irish+princess What the novel is about The Irish Princess is set in the middle of the 12th century and tells the story of Aoife, pronounced Eefa, daughter of Diarmait MacMurchada, king of Leinster in Southern Ireland […]
Find out moreEvery Easter in Jerusalem, there is a ceremony at the church of the Holy Sepulchre. Wikipedia is a fairly superficial source, but it serves here to give the basics. “Orthodox tradition holds that the Holy Fire happens annually on the day preceding Orthodox Pascha (Orthodox Easter) in which a blue light emanates within Jesus Christ’s […]
Find out moreNothing is ever simple when it comes to researching Eleanor of Aquitaine. her family and her affiliations. One of the secondary characters in my novel THE SUMMER QUEEN, is Eleanor’s sister Petronella (who just may have also been called Aelith) who has proven fascinating but frustrating to research. If Eleanor’s birth date of […]
Find out moreA while ago, I I attended the Romantic Novelists Association Conference at Harper Adams University Telford where I gave a powerpoint talk on how I write historical fiction and I said I would share it on this blog – so without more ado, here it is. I write historical fiction for a living and […]
Find out moreWHAT HAPPENS IN THE HOLY LAND STAYS IN THE HOLY LAND? Speculation on what William Marshal did during his time in Outremer. My publishers at Sphere commissioned me to write a novel about the great William Marshal and what he did during his time pilgrimage to the Holy Land between 1183 and 1186. It is […]
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