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RegalGal
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Hello everyone!

Post by RegalGal » Mon November 18th, 2013, 6:01 pm

Hello everyone! I'm "Regal Gal". I'm from the US. I like reading everything British! But I love learning about History in particular British history. My favorite eras to read about are the: Medieval and Renaissance. But I especially enjoy the Tudor era and am currently reading a biography about Elizabeth I. Just some of my favorite historical authors are Alison Weir, Julia Fox, Jon Guy, Karen Harper and Jean Plaidy. I just noticed that many of you on here are writers of history and I look forward to reading everyone's books as well! I do love to write but I don't write about history; I like to write poetry sometimes and writing about romance and fantasy fiction...the latter genre is what I'm currently composing now and hope to get published someday. I look forward to chatting with all of you in the forum!

-RegalGal
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MLE (Emily Cotton)
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Joined: August 2008
Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
Location: California Bay Area

Post by MLE (Emily Cotton) » Mon November 18th, 2013, 6:52 pm

Hi Regalgal, and welcome to the forum! Renaissance is my era, too.
So long as you're on Elizabeth I may I recommend the best HF on her I know? It's Legacy, by Susan Kay. One of my top ten, and at my advanced age, a book has to rise through a pretty crowded list to get to that place.

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Misfit
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Post by Misfit » Mon November 18th, 2013, 7:20 pm

Hi Regalgal, welcome aboard. I second the rec for Legacy. Awesome book.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be

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Madeleine
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Currently reading: "Mania" by L J Ross
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Post by Madeleine » Mon November 18th, 2013, 8:19 pm

Hi and welcome to the forum.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

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fljustice
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Post by fljustice » Tue November 19th, 2013, 5:10 pm

Hi, RegalGal! Welcome to the forum and good luck with your writing. Several of us share your interest in both HF and SF/F. I guess the urge to escape the now goes off in all directions.
Faith L. Justice, Author Website
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Post by boswellbaxter » Tue November 19th, 2013, 6:12 pm

Welcome, RegalGal! Medieval and Tudor are my favorites as well.
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Post by Carla » Thu December 26th, 2013, 5:16 pm

Hello and welcome!
PATHS OF EXILE - love, war, honour and betrayal in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
Editor's Choice, Historical Novels Review, August 2009
Now available as e-book on Amazon Kindleand in Kindle, Epub (Nook, Sony Reader), Palm and other formats on Smashwords
Website: http://www.carlanayland.org
Blog: http://carlanayland.blogspot.com

RegalGal
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Post by RegalGal » Fri February 14th, 2014, 4:49 pm

Thank you everyone for the welcome!

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Vanessa
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Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
Preferred HF: Any
Location: North Yorkshire, UK

Post by Vanessa » Sat February 15th, 2014, 11:00 am

A bit late to the party, but welcome RegalGal! I hope you enjoy it here. I like books about the Renaissance, Medieval and Tudor eras, too. I also find civil wars fascinating - any country.
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind

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