Historical Hussies

Last month I took a look at bathing and bathtubs in the Regency period. This month I’m going backward in time to examine bathing during the ...

  At the end of the 18 th century, attitudes toward bathing began to change. Beau Brummel, a Regency fashion plate, was an advocate of bath...

Knights on horseback racing full tilt toward each other with lances fixed may be the most iconic image most of us have of the Medieval perio...

  My medieval novel, Time Enough to Love , is the story of knights in the service of King Edward III of England.   Knights are perhaps the i...

I seem to be writing about holidays all this year so far, but I love everything Irish, so I can’t resist talking about St. Patrick’s Day! ...

As with many things, the Victorians gave us most of the traditions we use in our celebration of Valentine’s Day. The most prevalent traditio...

  Readers of Regency romances will swiftly acknowledge the frequency with which these historical novels have scenes set in gaming clubs or g...