Category Archives: 17th century

A 17th century sugar plantation in the Caribbean #Barbados

Posted on August 29, 2018 by

Visiting and researching a 17th century sugar plantation in Barbados. Continue reading →

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The HNS New Novel Award 2018

Posted on August 22, 2018 by

Announcing that my upcoming 2nd novel, The Severed Knot, has been long listed for the HNS New Novel Award 2018. Continue reading →

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Quackery and 17th Century Medicine by Deborah Swift @swiftstory #Stuarts

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

Quackery and 17th Century Medicine during the Great Plague. A guest post by Deborah Swift. Continue reading →

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The Battle of Hamilton (or Hieton)

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

A young nobleman on a mission of love becomes entangled in a battle between Scottish defenders and English invaders. Continue reading →

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Author Spotlight: Nancy Blanton

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

Historical Fiction author, Nancy Blanton, stops by to chat about the inspiration behind her 17th century novels of Ireland and Montserrat Continue reading →

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Traipsing through the fields of Culpeper

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

Wildflowers, herbals and astrology – traipsing through Culpeper’s Complete Herbal & English Physician Continue reading →

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Seventeenth Century Lady: Charles II Scottish Coronation

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

Charles II’s Scottish Coronation – a guest blog for The Seventeenth Century Lady Continue reading →

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