I am very happy today to welcome historian Catherine Hanley toHistory…the Interesting Bitsin a new instalment of my Author Spotlight series,Wordly Women. Catherine is the author ofMatilda,1217and her latest boo
Toni: I’ve always been a story-teller. Aged 6, when the teacher was called away – before the days of teaching assistants – she would have me sit at the front of the class and tell them a story. It was usually a mix of various fairytales with princes, princesses, witches and drago...
Petiot vehemently denied detectives’ interpretation of the facts, and police lacked any physical evidence to back it up. However French citizens continued to report that their loved ones had ascended the stairs of the shadowy beauty parlor at 25 Rue des Mathurins, never to return. Authorities t...
Toni: I’ve always been a story-teller. Aged 6, when the teacher was called away – before the days of teaching assistants – she would have me sit at the front of the class and tell them a story. It was usually a mix of various fairytales with princes, princesses, witches and drago...
Sharon: Are there any other eras you would like to write about? Samantha: I always have a few ideas brewing but am committed to the next couple of books on the Wars of the Roses right now. I have started a bit of research into a historical event that occurred near my home in Michiga...
Toni: I’ve always been a story-teller. Aged 6, when the teacher was called away – before the days of teaching assistants – she would have me sit at the front of the class and tell them a story. It was usually a mix of various fairytales with princes, princesses, witches and drago...