Historical Fiction Research

Today (December 26) is the 819th birthday of  Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Stupor Mundi , and the last and the greatest of the power...

A dejected soon-to-be Saint Francis in the snow, returning from war As some of you know, I've recently returned from a trip to Assi...

"Ravaged by war …AD 71. After the battle at Whorl, Brennus of Garrigill is irrevocably changed.  Returning to Marske, Ineda f...

Tower with Ghibelline (swallowtail) crenellations, Assisi We have a winner!  The contest in a previous post ( here ) has been well and ...

  On October 6, 1308, the Florentine knight Corso Donati was slain by a Catalan mercenary while trying to flee the city after being sen...