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Princess Michael of Kent on Who Was This Queen of Four Kingdoms?

She was Yolande, daughter of the King of Aragon before the country joined with Castile to make today’s Spain…

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Princess Michael of Kent Discusses Midnight Walks to Medieval Murders: Writing ‘The Anjou Trilogy’

I am often asked: “How do you write your historical books? Choose your topics? Do your research?” and other such queries…

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Princess Michael Of Kent on Six Women Who Inspire Her

I have chosen six women about whom I have written or lectured, but in truth, I could easily name sixty or more…

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Princess Michael on How The Anjou Trilogy Came To Be

My mother studied history at Vienna University, and as children, my brother and I reveled in her tales of heroes from ancient Greece and Rome…

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Princess Michael Of Kent on Historical Novelist or Criminologist?

Research into the lives of people long dead puts many in mind of lawyers and accountants, poring over wills and property documents — in theory a dull and dusty pastime…

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Princess Michael on Dining at Court In The Fifteenth Century

I have written before on the clothes worn during the time of my trilogy, the first half of 15th century in France…

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