I’m 30,000 words into writing my latest medieval murder mystery novel, which is taking me and my characters into the Pyrenees at the end of the 11th century. I’m having fun researching and writing with medieval seals, jewellery, portable altars, the salt trade, and revenants (that one’s a touch grim – reanimated corpses). Sign up…
Author: Tracey Warr
Author of historical novels and books on contemporary art.
Historical people in historical fiction
Fellow novelist, Helena Schrader, asked me to send a guest blogpost on writing fiction about real historical people. My post is published today: http://schradershistoricalfiction.blogspot.com/2025/02/historical-figures-in-historical_01619643537.html The cover image shows Henry I, king of England, who appears in my trilogy of novels focused on Nest ferch Rhys: Daughter of the Last King (pictured below), The Drowned Court…
The History of La Guepia
I’ve been posting a series on Facebook on the history of my home village in southwest France. La Guepia Part 1: An Overview La Guepia Part 2: The Albigensian Crusades and the Cathars La Guepia Part 3: The Hundred Years War La Guepia Part 4: The 16th-Century War of Religions
Murder in the Family
I’ve just posted on murders in the family of Almodis de La Marche on my Substack, Trobairitz Sleuth.
Just Meandering January
The latest issue of my quarterly newsletter is just out. https://justmeandering.substack.com
Cathars and Castle
I have been researching and writing a series of posts on the local history of the village where I live in southwest France. You can read them here: A Short History of La Guepia Part 1 An overview of the history of the area. A History of La Guepia Part 2 Charting the Albigensian Crusade…
Christmas recipes and scenes
In case you missed these posts last year, I’m resharing. Each one has a Christmas scene from one of my novels and a medieval recipe. Happy Christmas! https://traceywarr.substack.com/p/medieval-christmas https://traceywarr.substack.com/p/medieval-christmas-2 https://traceywarr.substack.com/p/medieval-christmas-3
Father Christmas in Space
Read my History Writers Advent post on Christmas bells to find out about Father Christmas in space and the history of Christmas bells. Happy Christmas to you! https://tonyriches.blogspot.com/2024/12/christmas-bells-special-guest-post-by.html
Advent Calendar for History Fans
I am participating in an online Advent Calendar with daily entries throughout December by history and historical fiction writers, led by author Tony Riches. Watch out for my contribution on Christmas Bells later this month. Here are the first entries – what’s behind today’s door!: 1 December Tony Riches on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol…
Curling up with a book at Christmas
It’s December! Deck the halls with boughs of holly. Tra la la la la, la la la la. Curling up with a book in the winter holidays, perhaps in front of a logfire and the glinting Christmas tree, and/or in your Christmas jumper and socks, or with a glass of port – whatever appeals to…
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