Life in the Middle Ages

 As I have discussed earlier on this blog, self-publishing ("indie" publishing) is a complicated process.  The author has to not o...

 As I have noted previously, medieval aristocratic women had far more authority and ability to make major decisions than is often assumed. ...

 Charles the Good, count of Flanders, was murdered in 1127.  The details of the plot, the murder, and the consequences are told in several c...

 As I have noted before, the majority culture of Europe's Middle Ages was Christianity , but there was often strong disagreement over wh...

 I've got a new fantasy novel!  It's called "The Ill-Born Prince" (that's ILL-BORN, not three-times born or anything l...

Europe doesn't have all the kinds of vultures and condors found in the New World, no turkey vultures or black vultures, no California co...

 The fantasy genre is full of women.  And no, I don't mean men fantasizing about some top-heavy lass pressing her unclad body against th...