An interview with me by my publisher, Jeffrey Collyer, to coincide with the publication of my new historical novel The Anarchy – the final book in the Conquest trilogy set in 12th century Wales, England, and Normandy. The book is available now as an e-book and will be out as a paperback in the next few weeks.

The image opposite is the medieval village and bell tower of Brousse Le Chateau in the Tarn Valley, France, one of the first inspirations for my historical fiction writing, which I talk about in the interview. [Image by Didier Descouens & Thierry Descouens – CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50166237.%5D

My title above is adapted from a remark in Erler, Mary & Kowaleski, Maryanne, eds. (2003) Gendering the Master Narrative: Women and Power in the Middle Ages, London: Cornell Press.