Otherwise Engaged
I’m sorry that I haven’t posted for a few days, I’ve been otherwise engaged, listening to the audio files for Called to Account. I emailed my producer, Simon de Deney, a few minor corrections. Meanwhile, this morning, I listened to his corrections of The Suggested...
Whippings
I promised that I’d tell you about the whippings today. Louis was weaned when he was twenty-five months old. That was also when he first experienced a whipping. His father, Henri IV commanded Louis’s governess to, “…whip him every time he is stubborn, or does...
Childhood Contradictions
I’m still reading Louis XIII, The Making of a King. It really delivers in terms of giving me insight into Louis’s character. I’ve found some shocking contradictions. The death of Henri II of France and all four of his childless sons, weighed over Henri IV. The vital...
Jean Héroard
I’m now twelve pages into reading Louis XIII: The Making of a King, by Elizabeth Marvick. It’s part of my research for the next book. The fellow in the picture is Jean Héroard, the personal physician to the infant prince. I can’t say that I’m warming to Monsieur...
Practice Makes Progress
Claire and I love Strictly Come Dancing. The professional dancer Katya Jones often says that practice makes progress. She doesn’t say that practice makes perfect, although that is the more common saying. I doubt that her celebrity partner this year, the footballer...
Military Logistics
It’s great news about the liberation of Kherson. As the Russian war machine began grinding to a halt, earlier in the year, I read something said by a general, I think. He said “amateurs talk about military strategy, professionals focus on logistics.” It rang true to...
The Making of a King
I posted earlier about book 5. Well, it’s really beckoning to me now. Called to Account, book 4 in the Sir Anthony Standen adventures, is published. Although I’ve got marketing things to do, like a radio interview which airs later this month, they say that nothing...
The Northern Rebellion
The “on this day” site tells me that the Northern Rebellion started on 9th November in 1569. The rebels seized Durham on the 14th November. It depends what you mean by beginning. The persecution of Catholics had been going on throughout Elizabeth’s reign. Mary Queen...
Book Launch – Called to Account
Book Launch day! Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, is now available on Amazon as a Kindle ebook. Amazon are grinding through their quality checks on the paperback, but that’s usually quite quick. My producer has already started...
Otherwise Engaged
I’m sorry that I haven’t posted for a few days, I’ve been otherwise engaged, listening to the audio files for Called to Account. I emailed my producer, Simon de Deney, a few minor corrections. Meanwhile, this morning, I listened to his corrections of The Suggested...
Whippings
I promised that I’d tell you about the whippings today. Louis was weaned when he was twenty-five months old. That was also when he first experienced a whipping. His father, Henri IV commanded Louis’s governess to, “…whip him every time he is stubborn, or does...
Childhood Contradictions
I’m still reading Louis XIII, The Making of a King. It really delivers in terms of giving me insight into Louis’s character. I’ve found some shocking contradictions. The death of Henri II of France and all four of his childless sons, weighed over Henri IV. The vital...
Jean Héroard
I’m now twelve pages into reading Louis XIII: The Making of a King, by Elizabeth Marvick. It’s part of my research for the next book. The fellow in the picture is Jean Héroard, the personal physician to the infant prince. I can’t say that I’m warming to Monsieur...
Practice Makes Progress
Claire and I love Strictly Come Dancing. The professional dancer Katya Jones often says that practice makes progress. She doesn’t say that practice makes perfect, although that is the more common saying. I doubt that her celebrity partner this year, the footballer...
Military Logistics
It’s great news about the liberation of Kherson. As the Russian war machine began grinding to a halt, earlier in the year, I read something said by a general, I think. He said “amateurs talk about military strategy, professionals focus on logistics.” It rang true to...
The Making of a King
I posted earlier about book 5. Well, it’s really beckoning to me now. Called to Account, book 4 in the Sir Anthony Standen adventures, is published. Although I’ve got marketing things to do, like a radio interview which airs later this month, they say that nothing...
The Northern Rebellion
The “on this day” site tells me that the Northern Rebellion started on 9th November in 1569. The rebels seized Durham on the 14th November. It depends what you mean by beginning. The persecution of Catholics had been going on throughout Elizabeth’s reign. Mary Queen...
Book Launch – Called to Account
Book Launch day! Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, is now available on Amazon as a Kindle ebook. Amazon are grinding through their quality checks on the paperback, but that’s usually quite quick. My producer has already started...