It has been something of an in-joke for a while now, the proliferation of book covers featuring women with their heads chopped off. I'm not talking about Anne Boleyn or…

On 13 February 1542, Katherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, was beheaded in the grounds of the Tower of London. An Act of Attainder had been passed, convicting…

I'm planning on boosting the blog much more this year, not least with more frequent posts. I'm a little less busy this year (well, the next six months anyway!) so…

On 8 February 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringhay Castle. She was 44 years old and had been imprisoned for nearly twenty years. She had been informed…

Following on from the previous post, I thought I'd do a short round up of some of my 2011 fiction highlights.

First off, I should say that I am a…