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Articles & Book ReviewsJump to Book Reviews ArticlesJust as we love historical fiction at Trivium Publishing, we also love learning more about history in general, as well as the particular people and events that spawned the fiction. Please note that the articles are arranged alphabetically, by author. Romantic Couples: Richard II & Anne of Bohemia - Teresa EckfordGentle readers, you will have to forgive me for telling this bittersweet tale. However, once you've read it, I believe you will understand why I want to include Richard and Anne among my Romantic... >>More>> Romantic Couples: King Stephen & Matilda of Boulogne- Teresa EckfordKing Stephen has never been acknowledged as one of England's most appealing kings. He usurped the throne from his cousin, Maud, after swearing an oath to support her, and was ineffectual in... >>More>> The Richard III Society - Western Australia Branch - Helen HardegenRichard III, the last monarch of the Plantagenet dynasty, was killed in the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. In spite of the shortness of his reign (he ruled barely more than two years), this... >>More>> The Smell of the Middle Ages - Jacquelyn HodsonWhat did the Medieval world smell like? Was it as disgustingly ripe as we have sometimes been lead to believe? Research indicates that the answer would appear to be.not quite. Life may... >>More>> Following the Trail of Anya Seton's Green Darkness - Tamara MazzeiAsk a fan of historical fiction for a list of favorite books and, almost inevitably, one by Anya Seton will be somewhere on the list. Green Darkness and Katherine are definitely near the top of... >>More>> Henry II, King John, and Anglo-Norman Ireland - Tamara MazzeiIn 1014 the Irish royal army, led by Murchad, son of Brian, the last truly powerful high-king, defeated the Vikings at Clontarf. However, during the course of the battle, both Murchad and... >>More>> To Katherine on Her Fiftieth Anniversary - Tamara MazzeiKatherine, the story of the mistress and later, the wife of John of Gaunt, was the sixth of the ten popular novels* written by Anya Seton. All of Seton’s novels were best sellers, yet in the fifty years since its original publication, Katherine stands apart, showing the longevity of... >>More>> The Medieval Trivium - Tamara MazzeiIn the Middle Ages, a good university education included what were known as the Seven Liberal Arts, parts of which were adopted from ancient Greece. These were divided into the trivium... >>More> Par Gelosia Multiplication - Tamara MazzeiPar gelosia was a method used to multiply in the Middle Ages. >>More>> Table of Contemporary Sovereigns - Tamara MazzeiWondering who ruled where and when? >>More>> Ghosts and Fairies in the Middle Ages - Gillian Polack, Ph.D.Folktales tell us where the boundaries of our world lie. In the Middle Ages these boundaries were often woods, water, night and death. Woods (Broceliande was the most famous) were where... >>More>> Feminism and the Past - Gillian Polack, Ph.D.For five years Women's History Month and mid-life crises had a lot in common. Me. I worked on Australia's Women's History Month from 2000-2004. From the very beginning it forced me to rethink some basics... >>More>> King Arthur in Our Mind's Eye (and on our bookshelves) - Gillian Polack, Ph.D.Many of us have quite a clear picture of Arthur in our minds. We know what we would like him to look like, and often how we would like him to think. >>More>> Languages in Medieval England - Gillian Polack, Ph.D.What languages did people speak in England in the Middle Ages? And in what contexts did they speak them? Most writers of historical fiction cheat a little bit, and just use English for lower... >>More>> Them's Fighting Words: Old French Insults - Gillian Polack, Ph.D.Old French insults would have been the most common insults to the end of the thirteenth century, not only among French native-speakers and nobles, but also among those with any sort of... >>More>> Medieval French Food for Jewish New Year - Gillian Polack, Ph.D.Jews in France had mixed life-experiences - some times France was a great place to live, sometimes it was less so. Many aspects of Jewish lives were celebrated alongside their Christian neighbours... >>More>> Simon de Montfort and the Baronial Crisis of 1258-65 - Nanci Lamb RoiderWho was Simon de Montfort, and what was his role in the evolution of the baronial crisis of 1258-1265? How did this younger son of a French nobleman rise to become the de facto ruler... >>More>> To Be Noble in Italy: Outward
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