The Briton and the Dane

06/05/2026

Book Spotlight. Daughter of Mercia by Julia Ibbotson. Why not visit my blog and have a look?

Echoes of the past resonate across the centuries as Dr Anna Petersen, a medievalist and runologist, is struggling with past trauma and all...

06/04/2026

Audiobook Spotlight. The Agincourt King by Mercedes Rochelle. Narrated by Kevin E. Green.
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From the day he was crowned, Henry V was determined to prove the legitimacy of his house. His father's usurpation weighed heavily on his m...

06/03/2026

Viking Facts: Cleanliness and Grooming — Weekly baths, combs, razors, even lye soap, hair bleaching. More vanity than barbarism.
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Vikings — Cleanliness and Grooming Post 1 of 5 Forget the stereotype of filthy raiders. Vikings bathed weekly, used combs, razors, and tweezers, and even ble...

06/01/2026

Book Spotlight: What the Ocean Brings by Tonya Ulynn Brown. Why not visit my blog and have a look?

Quebec, Canada, 1847. While trying to escape the Potato Famine, shipwrecked Irish immigrant Breanna Clarey awakens injured and alone on an...

05/27/2026

Richard III: Clearing His Name — If the princes lived, Richard was innocent. Should his reputation be restored as “Good King Richard”?
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Richard III — The Verdict Post 5 of 5 Richard’s reign ended in betrayal, his reputation blackened by Tudor propaganda. Was he guilty of murder, or guilty onl...

05/20/2026

Ancient secrets don’t stay buried forever.
AnaRose is thrust into a race against time she never asked for.
Watch the cinematic trailer and explore the world behind the legend:
https://maryannbernal.blogspot.com/2026/05/anarose-and-templars-quest-by-mary-ann.html

05/20/2026

Vlad the Impaler: Myth and Memory — Was Dracula a tyrant reborn, or a timeless myth stitched from centuries of fear?
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Vlad the Impaler — Myth and Memory Post 5 of 5 From Malawi mobs attacking “vampires” to Stoker’s gothic novel, superstition endures. Vlad’s cruelty made him ...

05/19/2026

Book Spotlight: HEROICA: Three women, three centuries, three reckonings by Alison Morton. Why not visit my blog and take a peek?

Even the strongest state is vulnerable to its past 2020, Roma Nova. Carina Mitela investigates a potential rebellion but discovers the l...

05/18/2026

Book Spotlight: Some Starry Night by Irene Latham. Why not stop by my blog and have a look?

Under the pale glow of a Parisian spring in 1886, two restless souls move toward the same horizon-unaware that their meeting will ignite a...

05/18/2026

Book Spotlight: Escape of the Grand Duchess by Susan Appleyard. Why not visit my blog and have a look?

Escape of the Grand Duchess by Susan Appleyard is a gripping historical novel that shatters the notion that royalty is synonymous with pr...