Novel Chapter 2

I finished revising Chapter 2 of my novel yesterday. Since I had almost entirely re-written the chapter, I wanted to revisit it one more time before declaring I was done with the latest draft. So revision number five of my novel is finally complete. I’m posting a portion of Chapter 2 below, not the entire […]

Filed under: Novel on October 20th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Famous medieval village to lose cobbled streets

A perfectly preserved medieval village is set to lose its iconic cobbled streets over health and safety fears, it emerged today.
Cobbled road surfaces and paths in the historic settlement of Dunster, Somerset – which dates back to the Bronze and Iron Age Britain – have been deemed ‘too dangerous’ for pedestrians.
The village – famed for […]

Filed under: Medieval News on October 18th, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Pillars of the Earth Mini-Series

I finally got around to watching all of the Pillars of the Earth mini-series, based on the novel by Ken Follett. I was pleasantly surprised. I figured it would be average at best, but they did a much better job with it than I anticipated. They changed the story lines a bit, but not enough […]

Filed under: Books and Movies on October 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Robin Hood Movie 2010

I finally got around to seeing the new Robin Hood movie with Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott. I thought it was somewhat entertaining, nothing mind-blowing by any means. It doesn’t come close to competing with some of Scott’s other films, especially Gladiator. The battle scenes have the same feel as his other movies (see […]

Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Books and Movies on October 8th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Featured Medieval Historical Fiction Novel

Kings of Albion by Julian Rathbone
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Abacus; First Edition edition (March 1, 2001)
ISBN-10: 0349113858 Description:
England, 1460: The Wars of the Roses. Rival factions - Lancastrians and Yorkists - are hacking each other to death in a conflict that only the English could name after a beautifully-scented flower. It’s not an ideal climate […]

Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on October 5th, 2010 | No Comments »