by gayemack | Sep 24, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
The latter part of England’s twelfth century saw the increasing emergence of bibles, painstakingly created in the wealthiest of religious houses and cathedrals, certainly keeping everyone busy in the Scriptorium. Among those that have survived time not to mention the...
by gayemack | Sep 17, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
On my recent trip to the UK, I purposely planned to spend unimpeded time in the medieval halls of London’s British Museum. While I’ve visited the museum on previous trips, I’ve always been with other people preventing the opportunity to ‘wander’ to my heart’s...
by gayemack | Sep 13, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
On my recent trip to the UK as noted in my last post, I spent the better part of a day in Winchester Cathedral. Although I’ve visited this magnificent structure many times in the past, I’ve learned there’s always something new for me to discover and this visit was no...
by gayemack | Sep 6, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
As I write this post, I’m currently ensconced in one of my favorite English cities, Oxford, where tomorrow I’ll be tramping around what remains of Godstow Nunnery just outside of the city and the setting for book #3 in my ‘Flight Through Time’ historical mystery...
by gayemack | Aug 29, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
Not every young medieval man (or woman for that matter) was thrilled to be packed off to the monastery or nunnery. Aside from those who ‘felt the call’ of dedicating their lives to the glory of God, more often than not religious houses served as an answer to a...
by gayemack | Aug 20, 2012 | Writer's Work and History's Mysteries
In researching various sites and references for historical gems to authentically flavor my 12th century historical mysteries, I sometimes discover things that I (and probably few others) would ever have thought of. Such was the case recently when I stumbled upon a...
