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Anna Belfrage
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History nut, avid reader & writer. Author of acclaimed time travel series The Graham Saga, medieval series The King's Greatest Enemy & The Castilian Saga. Guzzles tea, loves chocolate and HEA . . .
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In Sweden, we still remember our warrior king on Nov 6th, the day the mighty Gustav II Adolf died at the Battle of Lützen.
So here is a post about him - acclaimed by the Protestants, feared by the Catholics
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#history #ThirtyYears'War #religiousconflict #Sweden
The bloodied shirts of a dead king - Anna Belfrage
They found him in the aftermath of the Battle of Lützen, 382 years ago today. His looted body was naked except for the three knee length linen shirts he had worn as protection against the cold. What l...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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This month's newsletter is delayed - that's what happens when the writer succumbs to the flu.
This newsletter is a reflection on the passing of time, and somehow Descartes - the "cogito, ergo sum" dude - ends up in there!
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#writing #reflections
My November newsletter - a reflection on the passing of time - Anna Belfrage
October was quite a busy month for me. First, I had the pleasure of visiting Dresden with dear friend and fellow writer Alison Morton. Among other things, we undertook a seventeen kilometre trek throu...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Love #Elizabethan fiction? Check out @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social fab book, Mistress of Dartington Hall!
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#historicalfiction #blogtour @cathiedunn.bsky.social
Mistress of Dartington Hall - in which Ms Griggs brings 16th century England to vivid life! - Anna Belfrage
Today, I am hosting Rosemary Griggs and her book Mistress of Dartington Hall as part of her ongoing Coffee Pot Book Club tour. Now, I am not generally a big fan of Tudor England, but I really enjoyed ...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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I was recently in Dresden and discovered just how little I know about German history. Fortunately, ignorance is something you can do something about, so here is a post about a monument and the strange case of a gagged lady!
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#history #GermanHistory #Reformation
October 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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She amrried a king, but was she a queen? Hmm... the pope deffo didn't think so!
#history #medieval #womeninhistory
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Juana de Castro - the maybe queen - Anna Belfrage
Recently, I posted about a book dealing with Inés de Castro, a purportedly very beautiful woman who caught the eye (and heart) of Pedro of Portugal. Now, it would seem the de Castro genes were very go...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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INES is a storry of fated love....
#review #historicalfiction #TheCoffeePotBookClub #blogtour

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Inés - or how Catherine Mathis converted a legend into a novel - Anna Belfrage
Today, I am hosting Catherine Mathis and her new release, Inés. Set in the early 14th century, Ms Mathis has based her narrative on the legends around Pedro of Portugal and Inés de Castro, one of the ...
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October 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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I have been MIA for a while now - lots of work, writing frantically to finish my WIP, and a tendency to discover other rabbitholes... Ergo, my latest post is all about ears, naval heroes and a disatrous naval battle...
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The consequences of Jenkin's ear - the story of a naval battle - Anna Belfrage
Hands up those of you who’ve heard of the Battle of Cartagena de las Indias. Hmm, very few, apparently. Now, I had heard of this battle before, because as a child I grew up in Colombia, and on several...
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October 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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A post about Cádiz - although to be fair, that city deserves an entire book!

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#Spain #ancienthistory #Romans
Exploring a European cradle - say hello to ancient Cádiz - Anna Belfrage
Some weeks ago, I finally—FINALLY!—made it to Cádiz. This is considered to be one of the oldest city in Europe, and for those who know their history, it is probably best known for being  the port Chri...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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I just LOVED this well-written #Regency by @catherinekullmann.bsky.social - so very pleased to host her today as part of her #CoffeePotBookClub tour! @cathiedunn.bsky.social
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Lord Frederick's Return - shining some light on Ms Kullman and her book - Anna Belfrage
I discovered historical fiction already as a small child – thank you Henry Treece. But I fell in love with the genre when I discovered Georgette Heyer. Since then, Regency Romance has a special place ...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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I have just sent out my August newsletter - Of Changing light and Darker Nights!
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August 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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A post about poetry and memories, a post about homesickness - and, indirectly, about my mother.
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July 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Just a quick update on the #serialisednovel front, Alchemist of the Red Rose is now also on ScribbleHub for those that have that as a preferred platform. Initial chapter updates will happen on KoFi, and then subsequently on RoyalRoad and ScribbleHub on the same day.

#specfic #scribblehub
Alchemist of the Red Rose
Julis, is an alchemist and she broke the rules. Arrested and imprisoned for taking the drastic steps to be her truest self. She is then offered a chance at freedom, return to serving the king and seek...
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July 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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For those that haven't checked it out yet, I have had a KoFi for a while, but actively started to use it. Currently I have two shorts up on there for people to read, and this weekend, I will be sharing the first Chapter of Humanity's Grave as a teaser for it. Go check it out
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May 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A Walk In the Woods

A fun piece of creative poetic writing filled with nature elements. The need for a good pair of boots when out in the forest and even better, a good cup of tea!

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#Scotland #nature #photography #forest #boots #trail #outdoors #explore #wild #youtube
A Walk in the Woods
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July 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Today's post on my blog features Helen Hollick and her latest release!
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A Mischief of Murder - tooting the horn for Ms Hollick's latest release - Anna Belfrage
Today, I am delighted to welcome Helen Hollick back on my blog, this time as part of her blog tour for her latest release, A Mischief of Murder, organised by The Coffee Pot Book Club. A Mischief of Mu...
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July 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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One of many fascinating artists interviewed for the NEW WomensArt book 'Reframing Women Printmakers' is Northumbrian artist Rebecca Vincent #womensart
Colourful print featuring a silhouette of a large tree in the valley between two rising slopes either side, under a streaked pink and yellow sky
July 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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'In my garden' by Mariann Johansen-Ellis, contemporary printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
July 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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What are you waiting for?

Submit to the #AwardWinning #KinkNoir series: buff.ly/GFJknEq

#Kink #kinky #fetish #BDSM #LGBT #NonTraditional #CrimeFiction #MYSTERY #Noir #Booksky
July 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Uvi ✨ Marriage before Death: Listen to the audiobook!
#Audiobook #Thriller
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Marriage before Death: the audiobook is here! Take a listen
Doing the happy dance! The audiobook edition of my WWII spy thriller  Marriage before Death , narrated by Don Warrick, has just been relea...
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July 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Wolf Riders of Keldarra series first five books by Nathalie M.L. Römer can be ordered.
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Book.2 books2read.com/StolenTruth
Book.3 books2read.com/TruthofaBetr...
Book.4 books2read.com/RevelationsO...
Book.5 books2read.com/CitiesOfTheS...
July 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Heading west via one of Germany’s oldest cities: Trier. Of course it’s most famous for its Roman and late antique history. And sadly much of the medieval heritage was destroyed by bombs in WW2. But the dual cathedral/basilica complex is still amazing - the entry point of Gothic art into Germany.
The Porta Nigra The dual cathedral/basilica complex Restored fresco in the Frauenbasilika Exterior of the Frauenbasilika
July 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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❀༻ Books Worth Reading ༺❀

✦ * . * The Sense of Other:
A Love Beyond Reason Novel, Book 3)
By Angelina Kalahari * . * ✦

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#Paranormal #BooksWorthReading #BookoftheDay
July 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Would we?
Found this written on a wooden board at a lost place.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekCforCommunication #photography #EastCoastKin
The image shows a wooden board with the handwritten message: “Would we be friends if we ever met?” written in white paint. The board is framed by chipped paint and weathered yellow edges.
July 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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From the mid- #18thc, botanists and gardeners began to experiment with new varieties of roses that had been introduced from India, China and Italy. As a consequence, cultivated roses spread throughout Europe, and with it a new enthusiasm for these flowers.

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Top left 1+2: Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland is credited with introducing the Portland rose to England from her Grand Tour on the continent around 1775 / Top line 3 +4: Painting of the ship "Triton" of East India Company manager Gilbert Slater, a keen botanist, who ordered roses from China. He introduced the new variation of the rose - “Slater’s Crimson” - with its striking crimson colour to the British market. / Bottom left 1-3: Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet, wife Amelia were amateur botanists. When the Humes received seeds from the rosa indica odorissima in 1796, it bloomed for the first time in 1799. The rose became known under the names ‘Hume’s Blush Tea-scented China‘. Bottom right: Painting of white-flowered rosa banksiae, brought to Britain by William Kerr
July 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Petronella Oortman’s Dollhouse (1676) was fitted out so richly that it cost as much as a real house, & inspired Jessie Burton’s novel The Miniaturist. Here’s how it appears in the Rijksmuseum, and at R, how it originally appeared, in a painting by Jacob Appel in 1710
miniature furnished house in glass-fronted display cabinet
April 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM