Myths About Henry VIII

Whenever there are historical things about, there are people who know nothing but myths, people who THINK they know, and people – like me – who have actually researched it. Henry was a difficult man to parse. There is the outer Henry, the one most of us see in history books or depicted for good … Read more

Authenticity vs Accuracy

I remember being on a panel in one of my first Bouchercons with authors Sharon Newman and Laurie King, and since we all wrote historical mysteries, the discussion naturally rolled over to “authenticity vs accuracy.” When you write historically, history is king. You never change the history to serve the plot, it’s always the other … Read more