An honest 21st century review of The Concubine Saga (combined edition of My Splendid Concubine and Our Hart, Elegy for a Concubine at ColReads.com brought up a good subject for a post—the history of the changing attitudes of when a girl becomes a woman (You may want to click on the link to ColReads… Read More »A Brief History of the Age of Consent by Lloyd Lofthouse
If walls could talk… I was brought up in the north of Scotland. Folklore and family stories were full of tales of the supernatural. Standing stones and stone circles were part of the windswept, dramatic countryside through which I had to walk when I wanted to visit friends or get… Read More »If walls could talk…by Lorraine Fraser King
The women of the early Roman Republic were definitely second class citizens (see Damn Whores or God’s Police). It is interesting, though, that two of them, Lucretia and Virginia were catalysts for significant changes in early Roman history. While the existence of these women is debatable, their legends have been… Read More »Dying for Rome – Lucretia by Elisabeth Storrs
When we think of a bridge in a large city nowadays, we think of streamlined shapes, strong pillars, and wide traffic lanes. My research for THE LADY FLIRTS WITH DEATH, the third book of the Simon & Elizabeth mysteries*, gives a much different picture of the bridge across the Thames,… Read More »London Bridge and Beyond by Peg Herring
There are inherent (and tricky) challenges in writing about real historical figures. When a historian or biographer delves into the life of a person from the past, their aim should be thoroughness and objectivity. But even for the historian total objectivity can be difficult as they learn more and more… Read More »Exploring the Lives of Real Historical Figures by N. Gemini Sasson