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Welcome to the March newsletter. March (and autumn) have arrived in Australia, so I have decided to dedicate this newsletter to ‘March Medieval Mysteries’, revisiting...read more
The Demon Countess of Anjou
THE DEMON COUNTESS OF ANJOU By Catherine T Wilson In The Lily and the Lion Cécile d’Armagnac, having been raised as a French noble, is...read more
Farting Lane?
Lurking around the back of the world-famous Savoy Hotel in London, lies an ingenious piece of Victorian engineering; the last remaining sewage lamp, a contraption...read more
Medieval Queens
Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 - 1204) Eleanor was born into the House of Poitiers, a powerful dynasty in southwestern France. As a Duchess of...read more
Mind Your Manners!
Mind Your Manners – Modern and Medieval … I hear it all the time. I see it every day. My parents point it out...read more
Five Revered Ladies of their time
FEATURING FIVE REVERED LADIES OF THEIR TIME 1. Lady Godiva Lady Godiva was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is...read more