The Man Who Changed How We Think About American History

Originally posted on History Imagined: For Readers, Writers, & Lovers of Historical Fiction:
For many students, the study of American History begins with Columbus wandering mistakenly into the New World, followed by a dash around eastern North America with French and English explorers, and finally settles firmly into the founding of Jamestown and Anglo-America. They…

The Maid of Norway – The Tragic Story of Scotland’s First Queen Regnant

Originally posted on History… the interesting bits!:
The coat of arms of Norway The story of Margaret, the Maid of Norway, is short and sad. The little girl died before her 8th birthday, and before she ever set foot in the country of which she was Queen. And her death set into a motion a…

King Eadwig ‘All-Fair’ and the Coronation Scandal

Originally posted on History… the interesting bits!:
King Eadwig While researching Edward the Martyr and his stepmother, Ælfthryth, I came across a very interesting character. Eadwig (or Edwy) was young Edward’s uncle; the elder brother of Edward’s father, Edgar the Peaceable. Eadwig has one of the worst reputations of the Anglo-Saxon kings, even though he…