Category: History

Alys: Countess of the Vexin and Village Bicycle

Join me on my exploration of tipsy film research, cuckolding cats, and poor Countess Alys’s Medieval marriage market plight.

Eleanor & Rosamund: Rivals Shmivals

Rosamund Clifford and Eleanor of Aquitaine go head-to-head for Henry II’s affection… or do they?

Firenze – No Soup for Us

No soup for us, no pasta for us, no ticket for us, no smile for us, no wine for us, no straight candles for us.

Sister Wendy – A

In which I kick off our art history journey with Sister Wendy, as promised. BAM!

Emma’s Dilemma: A Steamy Romance

In which I take scarce historical facts, personally read into them, and pass off my interpretation as truth. Also in which I continue to apply Game of Thrones characters to historical figures. Oh, and True Blood vampires. Do I watch too much HBO? Wine!

Jane & Edward

Meet Jane Eyre (a sweet angel sent down from heaven to grace us mere mortals with her presence) and her brother Edward Fairfax Rochester (a tyrannical pig dressed in a cat suit).