There is a tale told by Herodatus, the famous Greek historian, about a wily prince called Tyrrhenus who saved his people by encouraging gambling. The story goes like this. Once in the land of Lydia there came a time when the harvest could no longer fill the bellies of all.… Read More »Who were the mysterious Etruscans? by Elisabeth Storrs
I began studying the American Revolution in earnest about fifteen years ago as background for my series set during the southern theater of the war. Connections between the eighteenth century and the twenty-first century jumped out at me. Military and diplomatic errors and incidents that occurred between opposing regimes during… Read More »The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same by Suzanne Adair
Ya’ll know I’m a history buff who loves to experience places and elements of the past, right? So, what’s the best thing you can do for a girl like me? Apparently, if you just put a sword in my hand, I’ll be on top of the world! As I so delicately supported the… Read More »Report on HNS 2013: Swordplay and Historical Fiction by Lisa Yarde
I spent a good many years teaching history to high school sophomores. Most of them would consider “fun” and “history” mutually exclusive terms, though a few were able to see the possibility that the two can co-exist. I love history and read it in most forms, but my favorite is… Read More »Fun With History, by Peg Herring
This is a blog report from HFAC member, Lisa Yarde, of the 2013 Historical Novel Society’s Fifth Annual North American Conference. We will be trying to repost as many of these reports as possible. Do please chime in if you also attended to add your two cents!) Hello from beautiful St.… Read More »Report on HNS 2013: Religion in Historical Fiction by Lisa Yarde