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Category Archives: History Thursday

The Mystery of the Famous Lewis Chessmen

In 1831, on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles of Scotland, a stunning hoard was found. Rather than the usual silver and gold that excites treasure hunters and historians alike, this hoard contained…
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June 13, 2019
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History Thursday, latest news, Viking history

How Far into North America did Vikings go? Part 2

The Case of the Kensington Runestone continues... L' Anse aux Meadows This famous UNESCO World Heritage Site is widely accepted as a pre-Columbian Nordic settlement, dating around the year 1000. You can find L'Anse aux Meadows in…
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May 23, 2019
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archaeology, explorer, History Thursday, How Far into North America did Vikings go?, Romance, Viking history
How far into North America did Vikings go?, Viking history

A little bit of Denver history by Gina Conkle

Earlier this week, I shared the fun of attending Romance Writers of America's national conference. This year I decided to do something different by getting up around sunrise and exploring the city on foot. I'm…
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July 26, 2018
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Cowboy Romance, Giveaway, History Thursday, print romance novels
cowboy romance, History Thursday, print romance giveaway

Tale of the Scone by Guest Author Virginia Heath

Please welcome guest author Virginia Heath for another History Thursday post on food. She'll parse out all things scone-ish (she's a Brit, so she knows what she's talking about). Of course, she writes historical romance.…
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May 03, 2018
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Blog Hop, England, Food history, Guest Author, historical romance, History Thursday
Food history, Guest Author Virginia Heath, Historical Romance, History Thursday

Guest Post: Marrying Up by Sonja Rouillard (part 2)

  American Royalty — 5 Americans Who’ve Married Up      ~ first in a multi-part America’s Princess series   by Sonja Rouillard, author of the Romance Readers Guide to Historic London   Continuing last week's fun look at true marrying up romance tales...   A recent…
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April 19, 2018
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Blog Hop, Facebook Events, historical romance, History Thursday, Marrying up, Romance
Blog Hop, Facebook event, Historical Romance, History Thursday, Marry Up

Guest Post: Marrying Up by Sonja Rouillard

  American Royalty — 5 Americans Who’ve Married Up      ~ first in a multi-part America’s Princess series   by Sonja Rouillard, author of the Romance Readers Guide to Historic London   I love historical romances and my favorites are about commoners…
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April 12, 2018
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Blog Hop, Facebook Events, historical romance, History Thursday, Marrying up, Romance
Facebook Blog Hop, Historical Romance, Marry Up

Audr the Deep Minded: Jarls, Kings, and Leaders Blog series

Follow my blog with Bloglovin   This month we’re turning back to the Viking Age with the Jarls, Kings, and Leaders blog series. The first outline I did looked like a Who’s Who of Viking men. And…
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February 01, 2018
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& Leaders blog series, adventure, Book of Settlements, History Thursday, Iceland, Viking history, Viking women
Audr the Deep Minded, HistoryThursday, Iceland, Jarls Kings & Leaders blog series, Viking women

Surprises I Encountered while Writing The Lord Meets His Lady by Gina Conkle

And one more thing about those Georgian marriages...   Bigamy was a problem in Georgian England. The Marriage Act of 1753, passed into law March 1754, was supposed to put the kibosh on illicit elopements and…
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January 25, 2018
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Georgian Era, Georgian romance, Gina Conkle, History Thursday, Marriage of Convenience, Midnight Meetings series, Romance
Georgian England, History Thursday, Midnight Meetings series

Five Historical Facts I Learned While Writing the Midnight Meetings Series by Gina Conkle

  (pssst...there's a surprise ahead!) Georgian England was a place and time of excitement and wonder. Lots of changes going. Lots of money flowing around England. Lots of crime and inventions. But, you know what interests me?…
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January 18, 2018
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Georgian Era, Georgian romance, Gina Conkle, History Thursday, Romance

Elope Like a Georgian by Gina Conkle

Oh, the naughtiness of a quickie wedding! Early Georgian England teemed with elopements, creating scores of under-aged brides and pesky bigamists. During that era, people could marry wherever and whenever they wanted, as long as…
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January 11, 2018
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Georgian romance, Gina Conkle, History Thursday, Midnight Meetings series, Romance
Georgian romance, History Thursday, Midnight Meetings series
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