I’ve been immersed in history all my life. My parents were rabid Anglophiles, stuffing our bookshelves with historical novels, works of nonfiction, and having discussions at the dinner table about the British monarchy. I can definitely name more kings and queens of England than American presidents. I had my own literary relationship with Geoffrey Chaucer … Read more
As I was researching my King’s Fool Mystery series, where Henry VIII’s real court jester Will Somers is the reluctant sleuth, I couldn’t help but notice some parallels with what was happening today. My series focuses on Will Somers and is told through his eyes, so there may be a little softening of the view … Read more
In the third of my King’s Fool Mystery series, REBELLIOUS GRACE, Will Somers, Henry VIII’s real court jester, finds himself called upon to use his skills to solve murders during Jane Seymour’s reign. But this was my conceit, because solving murders is not something that a jester ever would have done. So what do jesters … Read more