Casting Light upon the Shadow: Stepping Back into Saxon England

From 1st-15th October, 2020, Helen Hollick and I went on tour, visiting authors and bloggers and taking it in turns to talk about our writing, or the history behind our writing.

We discussed various aspects of Anglo-Saxon era life, highlighted some of our favourite characters - Ealdgyth, wife of Harold Godwineson AND the king of Wales, Æthelflæd (of course!) and her daughter, King Penda, Queen Emma...

We also talked about our writing, where the ideas come from, why we love the period, and tried to separate fact from fiction, particularly with regard to Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians and that fateful battle of 1066.

If you missed any of the stops, or you'd like to revisit them, here is the full list of links:

Annie hosted by Helen Hollick:

Lady Godiva – Who Was She, and Did She Really?

Helen hosted by Word Wenches: Why Do We Do It?

Annie hosted by Lisl Zlitni

Who Was the Lord of the Mercians?

Helen - hosted by Tony Riches

Undoing The Facts For The Benefit Of Fiction?

Annie - hosted by Pam Lecky

Murder in Saxon England

Helen - hosted by Derek Birks

King Arthur? From Roman Britain To Saxon England