For some of us history buffs, we must research and daydream in solitude while many of our friends and family have not yet been awakened to the thrill and intrigue of Tudor history. Despair no more! Here is a list of some easy, super casual ways to scratch that history fact-sharing itch with non-history type…
Tag: writing
10 historical Valentine’s Day facts worth knowing*
I love knowing random facts, so for Valentine’s Day I put together 10 historical facts about the holiday I feel are (odd enough to be) worth knowing*. These are a hodgepodge of historical facts, several coming from Victorian-era articles and so the dates of some of these traditions are unclear. Let’s focus more on what…
15 “Romantic” texts courtesy of Henry VIII (Modernized!)
For a Valentine’s Day post I thought it would be fun to pull quotes from Henry VIII’s love letters to Anne Boleyn and convert them into modern text messages, so I did! And it was fun. Quote: “The cause of my writing at this time, good sweetheart, is only to understand of your good health…
Visiting a haunted antique store
Ghosts, antiques, and a cat. Yes, please! I recently stumbled across a haunted antique store called Victorian Charm Antiques (complete with a friendly resident cat named Yoda). The warm and welcoming family-owned shop is within a house built around 1900, with plenty of mystery still surrounding its history. Only recently, an entrance to an underground…
New article: 10 simple ways to teleport into history
My imagination often takes me on a trip into the past. Sometimes the journey is planned and many times I happen upon a time because it cannot be avoided. Here are 10 ways I teleport back in time*. *Metaphorically. I’m a writer not a magician or scientist. A gravel path. Nothing transports me into the…
‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas – now available
The day has finally come! ‘Twas the Night Before Tudor Christmas, published by MadeGlobal Publishing, is now available. The Amazon universal link is https://mybook.to/tudorchristmas. For more information on the book and a behind the scenes look, please see my article posted recently on The Anne Boleyn Files website called, “Adding a touch of Tudor to…