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The Scandalous Waltz

In Chapter 1 of my novel, The Brittany Assignment, ML (Huw Griffiths) uses the waltz to escape from a possible threat. But, he...

Napoleon Bonaparte - Emperor

In Britain, periods were known by the name of the reigning monarch. During 1810-1820 was the Regency period when the Prince Regent took...

Peninsular War

Britain and Spain have usually been enemies (Spanish Armada in 1588 when Spain tried to invade England, and War of the Spanish Succession...

When you've gone down a rabbit hole

Research is a huge part of writing historical fiction and sometimes it's easy to just keep researching as you chase interesting facts...

War of 1812 and WW1

Although I've written a rough draft for the second book in Effie and Calum's story, (the working title is The Water Is Wide) I'm still on...

Kirk Sessions & Repentance Stool

This is an ecclesiastical meeting or court in the Presbyterian kirk (church) for the well-being of people in the parish (an...

How it all began

As a family historian I'm in the process of writing biographies and thought I'd take a creative writing class to make the biographies...

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