Blogroll
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Facebook
Monthly Archives: June 2013
…on to Fontevraud Abbey (Pt. III)
Fontevraud Abbey: What can one say? The tombs of Henry II, Richard, Isabelle d’Angoulême and Aliénor (dare one be on first name basis with that lady?) It rained. The countryside is somewhat rolling hills with fields and a few forested … Continue reading
…on to Parthenay (Pt. II)
Parthenay: We breezed past Saint Maixent-l’École to get to Parthenay, again approached via a fairly flat ground. Parthenay has a population of about 10,000 and I worried, of course, about driving down a maze of streets to find the hotel, … Continue reading
Posted in book promo, history notes, random thoughts
Tagged France, historical fiction, historical research, Lusignans, Mélusine, Parthenay
Leave a comment
On to Lusignan, Parthenay, Fontevraud and Parts beyond, Pt. I
A bit belated post, but here it goes. The lesson: research is often wet rather than dry…. Lusignan: Of course, it had to rain; intermittently, but it rained, a wet autumn for GB and western France. We survived the dozen … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged France, Lusignan, Mélusine, medieval historical fiction, Parthenay, Poitou
Leave a comment