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Why I Put a Melee in a Romantic Novel
It might seem odd to set a story about two people falling in love in the middle of that kind of trouble, but for me love helps people see things...
Why I Put a Melee in a Romantic Novel
It might seem odd to set a story about two people falling in love in the middle of that kind of trouble, but for me love helps people see things...
Remembering the Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Corunna doesn’t make it onto the highlight reels of the British version of the Napoleonic wars.
Remembering the Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Corunna doesn’t make it onto the highlight reels of the British version of the Napoleonic wars.
Loyalists: American Refugees
Of course, the British lost the American War of Independence. Of the white Loyalists, about 15 percent fled the colonies after the British surrender, many to Canada or Florida.
Loyalists: American Refugees
Of course, the British lost the American War of Independence. Of the white Loyalists, about 15 percent fled the colonies after the British surrender, many to Canada or Florida.
Road to Corunna: American Loyalists
One of the strong influences on my novel The Spanish Patriot was learning about the American colonists who did not wish to separate from Britain during the revolution and civil...
Road to Corunna: American Loyalists
One of the strong influences on my novel The Spanish Patriot was learning about the American colonists who did not wish to separate from Britain during the revolution and civil...
Getting the Details Right
One of the reasons I chose to write about the Manchester protest later called Peterloo in An Untitled Lady was that there were quite a few good sources on the...
Getting the Details Right
One of the reasons I chose to write about the Manchester protest later called Peterloo in An Untitled Lady was that there were quite a few good sources on the...
Remembering Peterloo
While writing my sprawling romantic historical An Untitled Lady, I arranged to travel to Manchester, England, the week of 16 August 2010, the 190th anniversary of the big protest march...
Remembering Peterloo
While writing my sprawling romantic historical An Untitled Lady, I arranged to travel to Manchester, England, the week of 16 August 2010, the 190th anniversary of the big protest march...