Women's history | Alison Morton Author

Anna Belfrage – Queen of Shadows

I’m delighted to welcome Anna Belfrage to the blog to talk about language, writing and words. Had Anna been allowed to choose, she’d have become a time-traveller. As this was impossible, she became a financial professional with three absorbing interests: history, romance and writing.

Anna has authored the acclaimed time […]

Elisabeth Storrs: Fables & Lies

I’m honoured and delighted to welcome Elisabeth Storrs to the blog today – a longstanding historical fiction writing friend. Elisabeth has a great love for history and myths. She is the award-winning author of A Tale of Ancient Rome trilogy which was endorsed by Ursula Le Guin, Kate Quinn and Ben Kane.

Now her […]

Deborah Swift: The Enemy's Wife

I’m delighted to welcome Deborah Swift back to the blog today – she’s so interesting! Deborah used to be a costume designer for the BBC before becoming a writer. Now she lives in an old English school house in a village full of 17th Century houses, near the glorious Lake District.

Deborah […]

Jane Davis on hidden 18th century businesswomen

I’m delighted to welcome Jane Davis to the blog today. She is the author of character-driven historical and contemporary fiction that bridges meticulous research with compelling emotionally-rich storytelling.

Her novels explore subjects ranging from the life of a pioneering female photographer to families searching for justice after a devastating disaster. Interested in what happens […]

Intelligencers, Spies, and Secret Agents: The King’s Intelligencer

Spies and secret agents are today the stuff of film, television and novels. We are more than intrigued by the countless documentaries and non-fiction accounts of espionage, deception secret operations, especially featuring gadgets, communications and tradecraft. Well, today Elizabeth St.John visits my blog to tells us that nothing really isn’t new under the […]