A Fantasy Tip From History: Dobby’s International Counterparts
Wherever does Rowling come up with her amazing ideas? Well, in the case of Dobby, it could be any from …
Tag Archives: Fun Historical Facts
A Non-Vinegar Valentine From Me To You
It’s Valentine’s Day today, and I hope it’s a happy one. May you all have all the love in your …
A Fantasy Tip From History: Medieval Spam
The first thing that visitors of my blog will see is a banner advertising my latest releases and offers. I …
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer
While I wait for your feedback on what kind of posts to focus on this year, I will kick off …
A Fantasy Tip from History: Book Shrines
In a recent post, I described the many ways Medieval scribes and readers would transport their treasured books. There was one …
A Fantasy Tip from History: Travelling Books
My Kindle has a couple of thousand books in it. Yes, thousand. Its size? smaller than most of my books …
A Fantasy Tip from History: A Pox On You!
Two days ago, thieves broke into a chapel in my local parish. They left with a chalice, two candlesticks, and …
Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds
If you are in London until November 27th, you have a great opportunity to visit “Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds” …
A Fantasy Tip from History: Medieval Fonts and Posters
It was a slow day in 1450 and Herman Strepel, a scribe in Münster, Germany, was bored. With the last …
The Art of Making a Book
Two lovely videos that explain first the traditional book-making process, then the modern one. I hope you find them as fascinating …
