Hi! I've jumped in with both feet, and hope to gain some great advice, encouragement, honest dialogue. I typically love this genre, provided it's done well in book or movie format. I guess I've always been interested in history, the human condition, how events impact the lives of people. I'm a non-practicing mental health counselor (on the shelf for now...) and an ASL sign language interpreter, so perhaps storytelling is woven in there somewhere...My first attempt is forming now as a result of my decades of geneology research into my own family and discovering only a few years ago that we were from Ireland. This led to my discovery of some fascinating, and horrific events that my ancestors experienced, (and/or may have contributed to); hence the "story that has to be told". I recently visited Ireland and Scotland for the first time last Fall, and know I have to go back!
Looking forward to meeting folks here, sharing whatever! Time period of interest for me right now is Mid 1500's - Mid 1700's.
Recent books I've read in my research efforts (not exactly Historical Fiction--seems very little in this time period??):
Mary O'Dowd, A History of Women in Ireland 1500-1800 (ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC RESOURCE)
Anne Chambers, Granuaile: Grace O'Malley - Ireland's Pirate Queen
Des Ekin, The Stolen Village - Baltimore and the Barbary Pirates
Google Books:
Mac-Geoghegan (James, abbé) The History of Ireland: ancient and modern, taken from the most authentic records, published at Paris in 1758, and dedicated to the Irish brigade, Volume 3
McGlashan and Gill, 1873 The History of the Warr of Ireland from 1641 to 1653
A British officer of the regiment of Sir John Clottworthy
And many more bits and pieces I've stumbled upon; too numerous to mention now.
Any fellow enthusiasts, please write!!
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Middle aged newbie
- MLE (Emily Cotton)
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- 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
Re: Middle aged newbie
welcome, ktinsley. I see your favorite HF book is The Name of the Rose. With Umberto Eco's passing yesterday, we lost one of the great writers.
- Madeleine
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- Currently reading: "Mania" by L J Ross
- Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
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Re: Middle aged newbie
Welcome to the forum, good luck with your family history, sounds fascinating.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross
- Mythica
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Re: Middle aged newbie
Welcome - I'm also an avid genealogist. I would love to write about my ancestors but don't think I have the skill or talent. Good luck!
- Vanessa
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- 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
Re: Middle aged newbie
Hello and welcome! I hope you enjoy it here.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
- Lisa
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- Location: Northeast Scotland
Re: Middle aged newbie
Welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy it here!
Have you read Dublin and Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd? I read both last year as a sort of 'crash course' on Irish history, since I find well-researched historical fiction so much more enjoyable to read (and more memorable) than most non-fiction history books. They are both quite centred on Dublin/Leinster, but I really enjoyed them.
Have you read Dublin and Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd? I read both last year as a sort of 'crash course' on Irish history, since I find well-researched historical fiction so much more enjoyable to read (and more memorable) than most non-fiction history books. They are both quite centred on Dublin/Leinster, but I really enjoyed them.
Re: Middle aged newbie
If you are looking for non-fiction, try:
Moody: Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1691 (Vol 3) for these dates
Anything by Jane Ohlmeyer
Barnard: Cromwellian Ireland
Ellis: Tudor Ireland
Anything by Canny
Books by Micheal O'Siochru either solo books or collaborations.
I hope that helps.
Moody: Early Modern Ireland, 1534-1691 (Vol 3) for these dates
Anything by Jane Ohlmeyer
Barnard: Cromwellian Ireland
Ellis: Tudor Ireland
Anything by Canny
Books by Micheal O'Siochru either solo books or collaborations.
I hope that helps.
Currently reading - Emergence of a Nation State by Alan Smith
Re: Middle aged newbie
Hello and welcome! I was going to mention Edward Rutherford's books, but I see Lisa has beaten me to it.
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
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