Tag Archive | Elizabethan
Seeds of Change
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
‘Dr Dee’, ‘Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth I’, ‘Sir Walter Raleigh’ and ‘Master Shakespeare’ Time does strange things. It is just a week since our workshop and already it feels as if it is receding into the mists, and yet, it is also as clear and sharp as…
Shades of the Golden Age…
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
As a child, I loved the old movies of the swashbuckling variety. Even then, I knew the stories were not real and the history likely to be wildly innaccurate. Romance and adventure did not wait behind every tree. Magic, though, had its own reality. With a family…
Cold stone and warm hearts
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Sir George Vernon, the ‘King of the Peak’ with one of his two wives Last year we visited Haddon Hall in Derbyshire as part of our research, both for the upcoming workshop and the continuing trail of clues we follow as we look back through history. We…
A flying visit – A Shakespearean story arc…
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
The afternoon was drawing to a close and the chill of early spring was settling over Stratford-upon-Avon as we made our way back towards the car. There were still many things we would have liked to see, but, with the small dog waiting patiently for our return,…
A flying visit – Seeing the details
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
It is impossible to walk around Stratford-upon-Avon without noticing its history, its art or its connection to William Shakespeare. Half timbered buildings are, it seems, everywhere. Statues and artistic depictions of the Bard vie with signs bearing his name or allusions to his work… in every conceivable…
A flying visit to Stratford-upon-Avon
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Because I’d been at work that morning, it was well after lunch before we even set off on the 60 mile trip to Shakespeare’s home town. We knew before we left that there would not be enough time to explore properly, but the main aim of the…
Grabby Paws: Witchrise by Victoria Lamb & Winterspell by Claire Legrand
Originally posted on Rose Shadow Ink:
“Grabby Paws” is my version of the Waiting on Wednesday meme hosted by Breaking The Spine that highlights upcoming releases that I can’t wait to get my paws on. 🙂 Today I have grabby paws for… Only one witch can rise above the coming storm … When Tudor witch Meg Lytton receives…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 