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The first wife of Ӕthelred II, Ӕlfgifu of York is a shadowy figure in history, with very little known about her. She was probably born sometime in the 960s. Ӕthelred and Ӕlfgifu were married around 98...
06.28.2025 Historytheinterestingbits.com and 29 sites
I am currently reading a fabulous, very personal biography of King Charles I, by Mark Turnbull. Charles I’s Private Life concentrates on the personal, rather than political, life of one of England’s m...
06.28.2025 Historytheinterestingbits.com and 3 sites
Today, I am honoured to be a guest writer over at the English Historical Fiction Authors , with an article on medieval heroine, Mary of Blois. Here’s a taster: Mary was the youngest daughter of Stephe...
06.28.2025 Historytheinterestingbits.com and 3 sites
Guest post from David Santiuste It is with great pleasure that I welcome historian David Santiuste to History … The Interesting Bits , with an article about Owain Glyn Dwr’s daughter, Catrin. Over to ...
06.28.2025 Historytheinterestingbits.com and 1 sites
A dynasty is defined by its men: by their personalities, their wars and reigns, their laws and decisions. Their mothers, wives, sisters and daughters are often depicted as mere foils, shadowy figures whose value lies in the inheritance they brought, or the children they produced. Yet the Tudor dynasty is full of women who are fascinating in their own right, like Margaret Beaufort, who finally emerged triumphant after years of turmoil; Elizabeth of York and her steadying influence; Catherine of A...
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A storm is coming . . . Can nun sleuth Hildegard solve the murder of a lay sister before the rising flood waters trap her with a cunning killer? Autumn, 1394 . All is not well at Swyne Priory. Dissens...
06.28.2025 Historytheinterestingbits.com
With the release of King John’s Right Hand Lady: The Story of Nicholaa de la Haye , I just wanted to share a short extract from the short story I wrote, which was inspired by Nicholaa ‘s relationship ...
06.28.2025 Historytheinterestingbits.com
By Lewis Connolly Popular history writer Terry Deary takes us on a light-hearted and often humorous romp through the centuries with Mr & Mrs Peasant, recounting foul and dastardly deeds committed by t...
06.28.2025 Historytheinterestingbits.com
Today it is a pleasure to welcome author and historian Dan Moorhouse to the blog with an article on the Battle of Towton, which was fought during the Wars of the Roses, on this day in 1461. Dan’s late...
06.28.2025 Historytheinterestingbits.com
Jack Blackjack stands accused of killing a priest in the wickedly entertaining new Bloody Mary Tudor mystery. April, 1555. A priest has been stabbed to death in the village of St Botolph, to the east of the City of London, his body left to rot by the...
06.28.2025 Historytheinterestingbits.com
