St Valentine and the Ides of February
Who is Saint Valentine? His name is now a byword for romance and all things heart and flowers on February 14, but there is so much more to this man than just romance.
Who is Saint Valentine? His name is now a byword for romance and all things heart and flowers on February 14, but there is so much more to this man than just romance.
Today, rhetoric gets a bad rap. Rhetoric has come to mean empty words and insincerity, but it wasn’t always this way.
A Tuesday Book Club bonus! Another of the remarkable Bluestocking Belle authors, Caroline Warfield.
Shehanne Moore who writes big fantasy worlds with unconventional characters and the most entertaining dialogue I’ve ever seen.
The Roman empire might have long gone, but its legacy remains strong even to this day. Did you know that sixty percent of the English language comes from Latin?
Earlier this year I was honoured to to join The Bluestocking Belles, a group of historical romance authors who are outstandingly talented and successful. It’s my great pleasure to introduce Jude Knight, from New Zealand.
It might come as a surprise to many to discover that back in ancient Rome there were women doctors. Those un-PC Romans even had a gendered term for them – medicae – as opposed to medicus for men.
One can’t look at Ancient Rome without being in awe of buildings that have lasted more than a thousand years. How did they do it? They mastered the art of concrete.