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• Minette – out Soon!

  

  To know her was to love her. Born in the very heart of the dangers of the English Civil War, smuggled out of the clutches of Parliament as a toddler and then... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cheap Books!

  

  Due to a complete balls up all of my books are currently available from Amazon UK for a princely £1.18 and Amazon US for an equally splendid $1.75. I... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Milord Rochester

  

  John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, Huysmans, Private Collection. Photo: my own. I’ll be honest, I’m not a big fan of April Fool’s Day. In fact, I find it all... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 CULTURE

• Weekly Round Up!

  

  Cakes!Hello there! Hope you’re all enjoying the Easter weekend! We’ve got glorious weather here in Bristol which I hope augurs well for the rest of spring. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Save the Marquis of Lansdowne!

  

  SAVE THE GIN! Wearing my Cockney necklace with PRIDE here – I may not have been born in the East End but I was raised by a bone fide Cockney and have always... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Day the 18th Century Died?

  

  Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, after Maria Cosway, 1783. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.The 30th March is a sad day for all fans of eighteenth... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Pre-order the Paperback Edition of Blood Sisters Now!

  

  Thanks so much for all the good wishes about the upcoming paperback special edition of Blood Sisters! I’m thrilled to announce that it is now available for... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Yet Another Weekly Round Up…

  

  Hipster juice!One of the reasons that I decided to resume my weekly round up posts (besides wanting to chat about odd little things that don’t warrant entire... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Van Dyck and the Royal Children

  

  Charles I and Henrietta Maria with their two eldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Mary, Van Dyck, 1632. Photo: Royal Collection. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Sight to Gladden Any Author’s Heart…

  

  Apparently there is NOTHING ON EARTH quite so satisfying as being given a big box full of copies of your very own book, all pristine and new and waiting to be... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mary, Queen of Scots – an Accidental Tragedy

  

  Mary, Queen of Scots, after Clouet, c1560. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.I really don’t know what I think about Mary, Queen of Scots as on one hand, ... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies at the RSC!

  

  Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, after Hans Holbein the Younger, early 17th century. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.I may be a tad over excited this... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Coming Soon…

  

  I know that a lot of you will be pleased to hear that Blood Sisters, my original novel of POSH DOOM and aristocratic iniquity during the French Revolution will... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Round Up…

  

  A corner of my new kitchen!Hello there! Some of you with long memories may recall that I used to post a weekly round up of bits and bobs that didn’t really... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Minette – The Life and Letters of a Stuart Princess

  

  Henrietta Anne, Duchesse d’Orléans, Nocret. Photo: National Gallery of Scotland. Ah, blessed serendipity! You may recall that I recently threatened to burst int... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Winter at Death’s Hotel

  

  Oh gosh, I have been neglecting this blog, haven’t I? How have you all been? I’ve been moving house, which has been by turns triumphant and also hideous.... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Iniquity and Woe

  

  I’m in the middle of packing up several thousand books and a few other things ready to move house at the end of the week so as you can imagine, my writing mojo... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Minette is Finished!

  

  Henrietta Anne, Duchesse d’Orleans, Lely, 1662. Photo: National Portrait Gallery, London.I’ve been a bit quiet on here, I know, but I promise that there’s a... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Etiquette and Espionage

  

  It’s one thing to learn to curtsy properly. It’s quite another to learn to curtsy and throw a knife at the same time. Welcome to Finishing School.... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Art Fund National Art Pass

  

  Whaam 1963, Lichtenstein. Photo: Tate Gallery/Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. There was much excitement this weekend when an Art Fund National Art Pass arrived in... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE