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K. M. Butler
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Historical novelist of "The Raven and the Dove", "The Thief and the Nightingale", "House Aretoli", and "The Welsh Dragon"
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Today in 1104, the Arsenal of Venice, a vast shipyard that produced the fastest and most agile galleys in the Middle Ages, began operation. The Arsenal made Venice the ruler of the Mediterranean. Read all about it in "House Aretoli": www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDCMQZN3

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January 22, 2026 at 6:44 PM
On this day in 1485, Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII of England. His accession was hardly ordained. Read about the 14-year exile and frantic fight that led him there in my novel, "The Welsh Dragon"

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#new #histfic #tudors #england #bosworth
The Welsh Dragon: A novel of Henry Tudor
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October 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
How would you cope with the Almoravid invasion? It probably doesn't involve stealing from El Cid.

Get a free copy of "The Thief and the Nightingale" for a very limited time to enjoy a heist, al-Andalus-style!

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The Thief and the Nightingale: A novel of medieval Spain
The Thief and the Nightingale: A novel of medieval Spain - Kindle edition by Butler, K. M. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Thief and the Nightingale: A novel of medieval Spain.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
You're hiding in a corridor of El Cid's palace, pressed against a wall around the corner from two of his guards. If they come you're way, they'll realize you're thieves. What do you do?

Find out for free for a very limited time! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB6NHY93

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The Thief and the Nightingale: A novel of medieval Spain
The Thief and the Nightingale: A novel of medieval Spain - Kindle edition by Butler, K. M. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Thief and the Nightingale: A novel of medieval Spain.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Thank you to Veronica Menaldi and @Medievalists for citing my novel, The Thief and the Nightingale, among great media featuring Medieval Spain!

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Medieval Spain in Modern Media: Games, Shows, and Stories that Bring the Past to Life - Medievalists.net
How often do you think about medieval Spain? For many, the answer is often—though as it turns out, it is not only scholars but also gamers, readers, and streamers who have turned this historical perio...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
On this date in 911, the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte formally acknowledged the Viking Rollo's rights to Normandy.

Read The Raven and the Dove to experience the events that created the Normans.

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September 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Before Henry Tudor started a dynasty, dodging assassins in France for 14 years made him a man fit to overthrow a king. Read the story for free in "The Welsh Dragon" for a very limited time!

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The Welsh Dragon: A novel of Henry Tudor
Amazon.com: The Welsh Dragon: A novel of Henry Tudor: 9781737639121: Butler, K.M.: Books
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August 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Today in 1365, Doge Lorenzo Celsi of Venice died under an air of mystery, and the Council of Ten ordered the destruction of all charges against him.

Read "House Aretoli" to explore the conspiracy at the heart of this mystery. www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDCMQZN3

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July 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This week in 1471... Henry Tudor flees England after the Lancastrians are routed in the battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury. He won't return for 14 years.

See what happened during that time in The Welsh Dragon! www.amazon.com/dp/1737639122

#histfic #history #tudor #new
May 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Today in 1085, Alfonso VI captured Toledo, marking the first Christian conquest of a Muslim kingdom and the start of the Reconquista.

It also ruined Yasin Ibn Faraj's life in my novel, "The Thief and the Nightingale". Read all about it: bit.ly/4m40Jyn!

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May 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Today in 1028, Ibn Sina completed his Book of Healing, a huge compendium of ancient and Islamic knowledge covering Logic, Math, Natural Sciences, & Metaphysics.

In The Thief and the Nightingale, my heroes have to steal it!
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#theft #books #Crime #spain
April 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Today in 1086, the Muslims of Spain petitioned African Almoravids for help against Christian conquests. Within 2 years, the Almoravids will betray and conquer their employers.

See the consequences in my novel, "The Thief and the Nightingale". www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB6NHY93

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The Thief and the Nightingale: A novel of medieval Spain
The Thief and the Nightingale: A novel of medieval Spain - Kindle edition by Butler, K. M. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Thief and the Nightingale: A novel of medieval Spain.
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March 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Today in 1358, Venice lost Dalmatia, whose forests supplied its famous Arsenal shipyards. See how deeply this loss affected the Venetians in my novel:

HOUSE ARETOLI www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDCMQZN3

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February 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Today in 1290, 300 refugees—incl. many silk weavers—fled Lucca to settle in Venice. Their arrival marks the beginning of Venice’s silk trade dominance.

Read "House Aretoli" today to learn more!
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House Aretoli: A novel of medieval Venice
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February 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Today in 1104, the Arsenal of Venice began producing the fast and agile galleys that made Venice the ruler of the Mediterranean.

Read about it in my novel, House Aretoli, available today only for free!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDCMQZN3

#histfic #kindle #writingcommunity #reading #free
House Aretoli: A novel of medieval Venice
Amazon.com: House Aretoli: A novel of medieval Venice eBook : Butler, K. M. : Kindle Store
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January 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Islamic Spain had a reputation as a cultured, sophisticated society.

They took a day off on the Day of the Ditch.

Learn about one of the most unbelievable feasts in history! kmbutlerauthor.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/t...

#history #reconquista #partyrules #spicy #histfic #Unbelievable
The Day of the Ditch in al-Andalus
While France and England were dealing with an invasion of marauding heathens, medieval Spain was reeling from the consequences of its own invasion. This time, though, it wasn’t Vikings from the Nor…
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January 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Today, we celebrate a new year, but no one ever said it had to be 2025!

How about 889, 1094, 1363, or 1471?

Dive into some new historical fiction today!

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January 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
On this day in 1483, Henry Tudor pledged to marry Elizabeth of York, establishing Henry as the alternative to Richard III and eventually leading to war.

Read all about it in The Welsh Dragon!
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The Welsh Dragon: A novel of Henry Tudor
Amazon.com: The Welsh Dragon: A novel of Henry Tudor: 9781737639121: Butler, K.M.: Books
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December 26, 2024 at 7:18 PM
The Republic of Venice was the first nation in the world to fuse monarchy, democracy, and oligarcy. They built a reputation as "The Most Serene Republic". How much of that myth was true?

Find out here! kmbutlerauthor.wordpress.com/2024/10/08/t...

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The Myth of La Serenissima
The myth of La Serenissima, the Most Serene Republic, defined how Medieval Venetians perceived their home city. Belief in this myth maintained Venice’s authority despite military defeat, plague, an…
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December 2, 2024 at 8:46 PM
A little about me... I'm a historical novelist with four books out currently, stretching from the Viking Age to the Battle of Bosworth.

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K. M. Butler: books, biography, latest update
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December 2, 2024 at 8:45 PM
So many get the Vikings wrong because they use a modern perspective to interpret their actions.

This article explains the true lens for understanding how they thought.

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December 1, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Contentious elections are nothing compared to the death of a culture. Learn more about the day Andalusi culture died in 11th-century Spain.

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The Day Andalusi Culture Died
Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a tradesman in Almeria, Spain, in Muslim-controlled Al-Andalus in 1091. You’ve only been at your trade for fifteen years, so you don’t own your own shop. Coming h…
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November 30, 2024 at 3:36 PM
This Black Friday, look back on the history of merchants!

Venice differed from most Medieval nations in striking ways. The reason? Merchants were in charge.

Learn all about it! kmbutlerauthor.wordpress.com/2024/11/25/v...

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Venice: The peculiarities of a merchant city
Most readers of historical fiction are probably familiar with great landed aristocrats whose money and power derive from rents on their vast tracks of land. These nobles often lived at court, compe…
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November 29, 2024 at 11:12 PM