This page lists a few of the web sites I have found useful for research whilst trawling the internet. There are also links to a one or two friends and an excellent forum for readers of historical fiction. |
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RESEARCH – this would be never-ending if I let it, so I’ve just posted a selection. Contact me if you can't find what you're looking for, I'll do my best to help. |
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| www.regia.org - The website of Living History Society Regia Anglorum |
livinghistory.co.uk/homepages/ConroiDeVey/ - My local Regia Anglorum group, the Conroi de Vey |
www.castlewales.com/warfare.html - Welsh warfare and Archaeology of the Middle Ages |
Medieval Names - ever wondered about authentic names for your Medieval characters? Look no further than this site! |
| A Medieval Calendar calculator from the years 500 - 1582 |
| Medieval Times and Dates - same as above and showing phases of the moon too |
| Knighthood, Chivalry and Tournaments - a glossary |
| Irish Clothes - Historical Irish costume |
| Early Scotland - Site of early Scottish living history |
| Ða Engliscan Gesiþas - Excellent Anglo Saxon site |
| Shoes Through the Ages - Everything you want to know about shoes through history |
| Patron Saints - A list of Patron Saints |
| Mounted Combat - Everything you ever wanted to know about mounted combat! |
| Matrix - resources for the study of women's religious communities |
| Euratlas.com - The Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe AD 1 to 1700 |
| Leaves Of Gold - an excellent website concerning the ancient craft of book making |
| Enluminures - French illuminated manuscripts |
| The-orb.net - Online medieval encylopedia |
| Medieval shoes |
| www.castlewales.com - Welsh castles and much, much more |
| Framlingham Castle - on the English Heritage website |
Beaudesert Castle - Robert Court's website with details about Beaudesert Castle in Warwickshire |
Whittington Castle - the castle featured in my novel Lords of the White Castle - a very interesting and informative website |
| Larsdatter.com - A wonderful miscellany of medieval artefacts |
a2a.org - archives dating from the eighth century to the present day |
| A Dictionary of Anglo-Norman |
| The Fine rolls of Henry III online |
| History of Medieval Ipswich |
| De Re Miliatari - Society for Medieval Military History |
| Medieval horses - Article by the author on my blog |
| Medieval Latin Charters at the University of Toronto |
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| A FEW FRIENDS |
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| Carla Nayland - Historical fiction writer and reviewer |
| Sharon Kay Penman - author of medieval fiction |
| Historical Fiction Online - Discussion forum for all matters pertaining to historical fiction |
| Historical Novel Society |
| Romantic Novelists Association |
| Vulpes Libris - Excellent, thought provoking book discussion site |
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| MY BLOGS |
| News and updates |
| Living the History - My main blog containing longer snippets and articles about writing and history. I try to update this around once a fortnight, if not more often, time permitting. |
| Events and titles - A list of my novels and details of forthcoming appearances |
| The Soundtracks to the Stories - A glimpse into how I use music to help me write my novels |
| Novel extracts - Extracts from my novels and work in progress |
Reference Library - Here I've listed all of the reference works I currently own and which help me to write my historical novels |
| Book Cover Gallery |
| ONLINE BOOK RETAILERS - Buy my books - or anyone else’s for that matter! |
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| Amazon UK |
| Amazon.com |
| Barnes & Noble |
| Waterstones |
| The Book Depository (NB - International shipping is FREE!) |
