I recently had the pleasure of reading the third book in Janet Wertman’s Seymore Saga trilogy, The Boy King. I have read, and enjoyed, the first two books of the trilogy, so I had high hopes for The Boy King. I’m happy to report I was not disappointed. Once again, Wertman’s history is either spot… Read more Book Review: The Boy King
I’ve written about Dunning-Kruger Effect before, but some things bear repeating. The first part of the Dunning-Kruger effect found that, in a nutshell, dumb people will always think they are smart because they are too dumb to know how much they DO NOT know. Smart people will always understand that they aren’t that smart, because… Read more I Wish Facts Mattered More
My son is transgender. He was born a female, but his identity is male. He’s also a fan, as so many kids his age are, of the Harry Potter series. That’s why it’s extra-painful that the author of that series, JK Rowling, has outed herself as a TERF — a trans-exclusionary radical feminist. My son,… Read more Jo “Karen” Rowling v/s My Transgender Son
Kyra Cornelius Kramer (Please enjoy this guest post by Tony Riches, author of many excellent Tudor historical novels, including his latest – Katherine: Tudor Duchess.) I began exploring the life of Katherine Willoughby when writing about her first husband, Charles Brandon. With typical panache, Brandon borrowed the money to buy the wardship of nine-year-old Katherine,… Read more Understanding the life of Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk
On September 14th my family and I went to a cabin near Haverfordwest with another family whom we are good friends with. There was a rope swing at the site. The swing had been there for years. Many adults had been swinging on it with the kids, including men who are bigger than I am.… Read more There Was an Earthshattering KaBoom
(This is a wonderful guest post by an author I really enjoy reading, Tony Riches, whose latest book, Brandon – Tudor Knight, was recently released. I can’t wait to read it over the Christmas break! ) As part of the research for my new historical novel about Charles Brandon, best friend of King Henry VIII… Read more Charles Brandon’s Manor House at Westhorpe in Suffolk.
People tend to think of activism, protests, and boycotts as a modern (i.e started with hippies in the 60’s) phenomena, but they aren’t. Political and social activists have been protesting/rioting and boycotting goods to ‘vote with their money’ for hundreds of years. One of the biggest products to be boycotted from the mid 18th century… Read more Regency Activism and Boycotting Sugar
On the anniversary of Louis X of France’s death, I am pleased to give you this guest post from Kathryn Warner about Edward II’s queen, Isabella of France. Royal genealogy is very tangled but crucial to understanding bigger political decisions, so one of the best things you can have a is a clear picture of who’s who.… Read more King Edward III of England as Heir to the French Throne
Roger de Mortimer, future 4th Earl of March, was born on 11 April 1374 at Usk Castle in Monmouthshire, and was heir to the throne of Richard II while that monarch remained childless. Roger was the eldest son of Philippa of Clarence, the only child of King Edward III’s second son, Lionel of Antwerp. His… Read more There Was Very Nearly a King Roger of England
Places I will be this coming week