Thrilled to share with you my conversation with my brilliant friend Dr Estelle Paranque. We chatted about her new book, ‘Blood, Fire & Gold’. Tune in to hear Estelle’s illuminating insights into Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici's complex relationship. talkingtudors.podbean.com

Enjoyed this cute read! melissaferguson.com/meet-me-in-the…

Pull up a caquetoire and let's chat about French Renaissance works at the SF Legion of Honor writingren.blogspot.com/2023/01/french… #Renaissance #France #art

Discovery of misplaced ciphered letters reveals collaboration between the imprisoned Mary Queen of Scots and French Catholic diplomat Michel de Castelnau. An exciting and significant find! #MaryQueenofScots #MicheldeCastelnau #ciphers sciencealert.com/codebreakers-h…

Rappelons qu'une série d'expositions exceptionnelles sont actuellement en cours à Paris et dans ses environs autour du second XVIe siècle et des guerres de religion : au Château de Chantilly jusqu'au 21/05, au musee_renaissance jusqu'au 03/07 et au Musée de l'Armée jusqu'au 30/07. Allez-y !

529 years old today. Happy Birthday, François! writingren.blogspot.com/2013/09/septem…

My Christmas fiction haul (thanks, family! 🥰). Which should I read first? #amreading #histfic #booksforchristmas

I'm late to the party, but this book is amazing!! #histfic #BooksWorthReading #amreading

Qu'y a t il de plus beau que des reliures La Bibliothèque nationale de France de Francois Ier pour le cabinet privé du roi au Château de Fontainebleau. N'est ce pas Oriane Beaufils ?

Stunning restoration of Holbein's 1539 portrait of Anne of Cleves. Love the blue background! #Holbein #Louvre #AnneofCleves

It's SHORT LIST announcement day for the 2024 HNS First Chapters Competition! CONGRATULATIONS to those writers who have made the various category Short Lists! hns2024.com/hns-uk-2024-fi… #historicalfiction #hns2024 #hnsfirstchapterscompetition #hnsshortlist

So happy to report that my entry has made the shortlist in the Ancient to 16th Century Category of the Historical Novel Society's First Chapters Competition! writingren.blogspot.com/2024/05/select… #historicalfiction #hns2024 #hnsfirstchapterscompetition

So pleased and grateful to announce that my manuscript, Daughter of Envy, earned a Silver Medal in the Ancient to 16th Century category! hns2024.com/hns-uk-2024-fi…

Show up, love the process, don’t follow trends: insider tips on how to write a book theguardian.com/books/article/…

“It seems to me, my daughter, that everything passes so quickly that we should be thinking more about how to die than how to live.” (St. Teresa of Ávila) What an odd quote to start off the new year, right? #readmore #blog buff.ly/4iMnvJn

⏳Le #changementdheure est l'occasion pour vous présenter cette pendule en bronze ! Elle illustre l’épisode où, après sa victoire à Marignan en 1515, le roi demande à son capitaine Bayard de l’adouber chevalier. On y trouve l’inscription : Sans peur et sans reproche. #heuredété

DESERT OF DREAMS, featuring my story "A Flash in the Pan," is now available. The anthology's twelve stories explore the grit and glitz of Las Vegas throughout its history. Proceeds benefit the #HNS_NA's scholarship fund. amazon.com/Desert-Dreams-…

Congratulations to Lucy Pick, whose second novel, THE QUEEN'S COMPANION, publishes today! My review: writingren.blogspot.com/2025/07/review… #HistFic #HistoricalFiction #EleanorofAquitaine #Crusades #storytelling

10 July 1559: d. Henri II of #France #otd of a wound incurred in a joust 11 days earlier. His death made Mary Queen of #Scots Queen consort of #France as she was married to Francis II

Girl reading by candlelight while leaning on a table Guido Reni, undated (b. 4 Nov 1575 - d. 18 Aug 1642 Bologna) Albertina, Vienna