I am slightly embarrassed to admit that my decades long obsession with the French Revolution began with a…
I am very pleased to announce that I have been commissioned to write a biography of James IV…
Vivacious, courageous, opinionated and headstrong, Henrietta Maria remains one of the most controversial figures from British history. Raised…
I have been a bit too busy writing my own books to do much reading lately but absolutely…
I love cities and I love beaches so where better to spend my birthday a couple of years…
The main point of interest about the château at Blois is that it was primarily used as a…
Our visit to Venice in January 2018 made us fall completely in love with Italy and we could…
When my boyfriend and I decided to spend a few days in France, Vaux le Vicomte was top…
I’m pretty sure that when I first visited Chambord many many years ago it was virtually empty and…
