Links Related to Eleanor de Clare, Edward II, and The Traitor's Wife:
Caerphilly Castle, Eleanor's birthplace, besieged twice by her second husband and one of the last refuges for Edward II and Hugh le Despenser the younger before their capture by Queen Isabella's forces
Tewkesbury Abbey, where Eleanor and her family are buried (Eleanor likely donated the fourteenth-century stained-glass windows, which depict her husbands, ancestors, and brother along with biblical figures)
Berkeley Castle, where Eleanor's uncle, Edward II, was murdered
Gloucester Cathedral, where Edward II is buried
Alianore's website about Edward II, full of useful information.
A blog, also by Alianore, devoted to debunking the myths about Edward II.
Beloved Eleanor, Alison's website about Eleanor of Castile, mother to Edward II.
Like to chat about Edward II and the fourteenth century in general? Here's a bulletin board just for you!
My Other Sites:
Reading, Raving, and Ranting Blog
Wars of the Roses Message Board
Reading Historical Fiction Squidoo Lens
Historical Novels and Novelists:
The Historical Novel Society, for writers and readers of historical fiction.
History and Lovers, a list by novelist Catherine Karp of historical novels that, like The Traitor's Wife, contain love stories but are not romance novels.
The Romance of History, an ezine by novelist Pauline Montagna devoted to "authentic historical romance--stories set in a past accurately rendered, about real people experiencing genuine relationships within the physical and social parameters as they actually existed in their time."
Wendy J. Dunn, author of Dear Heart, How Like You This?, a novel about Anne Boleyn as seen through the eyes of Thomas Wyatt.
Guntis Goncarovs, author of Convergence of Valor, an American Civil War novel about an early submarine.
Nan Hawthorne, author of historical fiction and the Blue Lady Tavern Blog.
Ann Herendeen, author of Phyllida and the Brotherhood of Philander: A Bisexual Regency Romance.
Michelle Moran, author of Nefertiti, with other novels on the way.
Carla Nayland, author of Ingeld's Daughter, a novel that explores questions arising in medieval and Renaissance history through the device of an invented world. Website also includes reviews and nonfiction essays.
Sharon Penman, author of many medieval novels (Eleanor de Clare's father, Gilbert de Clare, appears in Falls the Shadow).
Brandy Purdy, author of The Confession of Piers Gaveston, told in the first person by Edward II's favorite.
Octavia Randolph, author of The Circle of Ceridwen, a trilogy set in ninth-century England.
Dianne Salerni, author of High Spirits, a story of nineteenth-century sisters who convince the public that they can speak to the dead.
Joan Szechtman, author of This Time, a speculative fiction where Richard III is brought to twenty-first-century America seconds before he would have been killed in battle.
Sheri Vangen-Ratcliffe, author of Heir Apparent, a time-travel to the court of Henry VIII.
Brian Wainwright, author of Within the Fetterlock (Constance of York's struggles during the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV) and The Adventures of Alianor Audley (a quite funny novel set during the Wars of the Roses).
Book Reviews:
Historical Novels Review Online
Historical Novels Review print version (subscription information and selected reviews)
History Sites:
Royalty.nu. Its section on British kings includes biographical information and links to books of interest. Frequently updated and chock-full of information.
Wars of the Roses, a site by Allison.
The American branch of the Richard III Society, about the last Plantagenet king and the Wars of the Roses.
Tudor Place. A website full of useful information and handy links about the dynasty that started with Henry VII.
The British History Club, a site containing resources about British history, some available to the public, some available by subscription only.
Marie Antoinette Online. A fascinating site with lots of information about the ill-fated French queen.
British Civil Wars. A very informative site.
Other Authors, Books, and Publishing Sites:
The Dickens Page, devoted to my favorite author.
Author Insider. Free marketing articles to help make your book a success.Published.com. The Free Directory of Independent Writers & Artists.
Just for Fun:
Need a laugh? Check out these redesigned romance novel covers I came across while surfing. They're from a site called The Wonderful World of Longmire.
Think you're seeing double, or even triple? No, you're not--publishers are just using the same paintings on historical fiction covers again and again! Here's Reusable Cover Art in Historical Novels: A Gallery: by librarian Sarah Johnson to prove it.
A quite unique biography of Richard III.
