by gayemack | May 7, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
While I’m drawn more to England’s 12th & 13th centuries, it’s nearly impossible to ignore King Henry VIII’s murderous assault on his kingdom’s religious houses. His rampage was so vile and its impact on the course of history so...
by gayemack | Apr 28, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
While final DNA testing on a skeleton believed to be England’s maligned king, Richard III is concluded, speculation as to how this king met his brutal death paints a grisly picture. In a recent interview with the BBC, Dr Jo Appleby, an osteo-archaeologist from ...
by gayemack | Mar 25, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
Approximately a year ago, archeological researchers from Oxford discovered remains of one of Furness Abbey’s medieval abbots. Furness, founded in 1124 by King Stephen. Located in northern Cumbria, it was the second largest, wealthiest and obviously influential,...
by gayemack | Mar 17, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
Was St. Patrick ever at Glastonbury Abbey in the early 5th Century? Legend says he was but then, as is the case of many of ancient stories, we’ll never know for sure. There is however, a document known as the Charter of St. Patrick believed to have been...
by gayemack | Mar 9, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
For today’s post I’m pleased to welcome Margaret Skea, author of the debut novel Turn of the Tide, the Historical Fiction Winner in the Harper Collins People’s Novelist Competition, released in Nov 2012 by Capercaillie Books. You can find Margaret on...
by gayemack | Feb 16, 2013 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
Last week archaeological authorities in England’s north announced that indeed, the skeleton found last summer underneath a municipal car park in Leicester is that of the notorious King Richard III. Now on the heels of this discovery, a team of archaeologists from...
