Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks And when she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one Even to ...
Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d’Armont 1768 - 1793
Charlotte Corday was born on July 27, 1768 at Saint-Saturnin, France. She received her education in the Roman Catholic convent in Caen. Sh...
Medieval Torture
For the past several weeks, I've been re-writing a chapter in my novel, A Scarlet Mantle. The chapter deals with a nun who has an affair...
A Truly Evil Antagonist
Sometimes I read to escape and sometimes I read to learn. Bloodstone Castle is intended to be a complete escape and a page turner. Ernesto...
The History of French Toast
French Toast Did you know that French Toast may not be be French at all, but Roman? A recipe was found in a cookbook from the 1st century A...
The History of Vermicelli Pasta
This pasta originated in 14th-century Italy. It is an extra-fine spaghetti and was so named because it is as fine as small worms that are fo...
Quedlinburg
Those of you who know me well, know that I've been researching the Ottonian Empire since 2002. The roots of the Ottonian Empire a...
Struggles with Historical Research
My current work in progress, A Scarlet Mantle, is causing me grief at every turn. I equate it to those sleepless nights when we toss and tu...
Medieval Castles fascinate me
One of the most fascinating aspects that continually draws me into the medieval era, is the mystery and antiquity of castles. Of course, li...
The History of Chocolate
The Story of Chocolate It would be quite unthinkable to even attempt to produce good chocolates without knowing the fabulous history of choc...
Pesto Sauce is from Genoa and the Ligurian Coast
The ancient port city of Genoa and the Ligurian Coast made an excellent backdrop for my novel, Bloodstone Castle. It is where Pesto sauce o...
A fun Mother's Day Tribute
In honor of Mother's Day, I found a wonderful article written by a husband whose wife doesn't work. What I liked most about it was ...
Quedlinburg
One of my current works in progress, A Crimson Mantle is a novel about Matilde, wife of Heinrich the Fowler and mother to Otto the Great. Q...
The folklore of Gems
Throughout the centuries jewelry has been created and worn by people of different cultures. Every culture had it gemstones that they valued ...
Medieval Remedies
Researching my novels is one of my favourite things to do. I come across such interesting tidbits. In my novel, Orphan of the Olive Tree, I...
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