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Writing About a Religion Not Your Own

Historical fiction & non-fiction author Patricia Bernstein on the importance of respect, nuance and extensive research when writing outside your scope of religious reference....

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Religious Freedom was a Long Time Coming

Historical fiction author Patricia Bernstein comments on religious freedom in guest article for A Writer of History....

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Sep 20, 2023 1

"Bobbing John" was either unlucky or he was a traitor

"Bobbing John" Unlucky or Traitor?John Erskine, Earl of Mar, shifts allegiance with the winds...

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Feb 13, 2023 0

The Tragic Tale of A Young Earl Who Became the Hero of A Forlorn Ballad

Tower of London: Tragic Tale and Ballad of Young Earl ...

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Oct 18, 2022 0

Queen Anne, last of the Stuarts, told a tale about a warming pan and changed the course of history

Perhaps without fully realizing it as events developed, Princess Anne Stuart played a role in the series of events that brought a German who spoke no English from Hanover to London to become king of Great Britain in 1714. The trouble began with the birth of a royal baby in 1688....

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Sep 28, 2022 0

Queen Anne was accused of "dark deeds"

Many of you have seen or heard of the 2018 black comedy film The Favorite, nominated for 10 Academy awards, about the reign of Queen Anne (1702-14), the last of the Stuart monarchs, and wondered whether any of the more…

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