Among the places to travel in and through books is the past as imagined by novelists or interpreted by historians. The time and place when and where I most like to travel is Tudor and Elizabethan England. It’s mostly fiction that I read, but I have close to hand reference material that gives context to … Continue reading Words, Words, Words
With the lifting of many of the COVID-necessitated travel restrictions in 2022, I’ve been fortunate to resume some of the travel experiences that I’d put on hold. I had quite a concentration of them in the spring, some of which I wrote about earlier. March–over the spring equinox–was a grand time to visit Belgium. My … Continue reading Janus–looking back
While we were all losing our minds as each novel in the Outlander series was published, I was also introduced to the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett. While others were Finding Frazer, I was looking for Lymond. The six-book series collectively known as The Lymond Chronicles covers the years between the death of Henry VIII … Continue reading Looking for Lymond
In Niccolo Rising by Dorothy Dunnett, protagonist apprentice Claes (Niccolo-to-be) creates chaos by inadvertently causing a massive cannon to tumble into the canal, creating an international incident. He is brought before Anselm Adornes to explain himself. Dunnett's novels couple her fictitious creations with historical figures and events. In reality, Anselm Adornes was a leading figure … Continue reading Meeting a character in Bruges
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