The Tudor Fair Blog
Drake’s Cadiz Raid: A Daring Bit of Badassery
I’m ashamed of how much I love Francis Drake. His daring badassery appeals to the baser sense of myself. The same part that watches Donald Trump’s campaign just because I...
Drake’s Cadiz Raid: A Daring Bit of Badassery
I’m ashamed of how much I love Francis Drake. His daring badassery appeals to the baser sense of myself. The same part that watches Donald Trump’s campaign just because I...
Winter Music: The Irony of Harsh Darkness and C...
It’s winter. Even here in Andalusia, the nights are bitterly cold, and the rain we got at the beginning of the week soaked through my bones and practically froze me....
Winter Music: The Irony of Harsh Darkness and C...
It’s winter. Even here in Andalusia, the nights are bitterly cold, and the rain we got at the beginning of the week soaked through my bones and practically froze me....
The Spanish Armada Part I: A 30 Year Road to B...
Episode 39 of the Renaissance English History Podcast was on the foreign policy that led to the Spanish Armada. Listen, or read the transcript below. Nobody Expects the Spanish...
The Spanish Armada Part I: A 30 Year Road to B...
Episode 39 of the Renaissance English History Podcast was on the foreign policy that led to the Spanish Armada. Listen, or read the transcript below. Nobody Expects the Spanish...
Tudor Portraits and Propaganda, December 2015
In this episode we look at five famous Tudor portraits, and the message they were sending. A picture is worth a thousand words, right? What message do you get from...
Tudor Portraits and Propaganda, December 2015
In this episode we look at five famous Tudor portraits, and the message they were sending. A picture is worth a thousand words, right? What message do you get from...
Writing about Writing: The Fiction #NaNoWriMo Q...
It’s been a while since I’ve written about writing. With my babyloss memoir, the NetGalley Marketing Experiment has about a month left in it, and I’m continuing to get really...
Writing about Writing: The Fiction #NaNoWriMo Q...
It’s been a while since I’ve written about writing. With my babyloss memoir, the NetGalley Marketing Experiment has about a month left in it, and I’m continuing to get really...
Renaissance Christmas Traditions
I’ve been spending much of December immersed in the holiday traditions of Renaissance England. That’s because I’ve been posting new bits of holiday goodness to the digital advent calendar I...
Renaissance Christmas Traditions
I’ve been spending much of December immersed in the holiday traditions of Renaissance England. That’s because I’ve been posting new bits of holiday goodness to the digital advent calendar I...