Dr. Angela Ranson - Author
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The Glitters and Gold Club
Tudor Tale of the Week
The Queen’s Tree
The Queen Elizabeth Oak grows on the Cowdray Estate in Midhurst. Arborists believe it is more than 1,000 years old, and it also has royal connections because Queen Elizabeth I may have rested in its shade while hunting on the estate in 1591.
Since then, its trunk has been hollowed out by a lightning strike and it has been at risk of being cut down several times. Now people are trying to get such trees legal protection under the ‘Living Legends’ petition.
Writers about Writing
“Looking back I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was too. But better far write twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing at all.”
Katherine Mansfield
The Catrin Surovell Series
‘The Tudor world is researched and illuminated brightly within an intriguing plot with finely drawn characters. A joy to read.’
- David Stephen
This historical mystery series is set during the early years of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (1560s). Lady Catrin is one of the queen’s ladies of the bedchamber, and she is very skilled at finding the truth in the midst of secrets and lies. This leads her into danger more times more often than she would like, but she remains determined to serve her queen and bring murderers to justice.
About Me
I am a Tudor historian, an loyal Canadian, and a lifelong anglophile. Click here for basic info about what it’s like for me to simultaneously live in two different centuries and two different countries.
Thoughts in Pink Socks
I have a pair of pink socks. They are are too loose, too short, and so fluffy I can't fit my feet into shoes when I wear them. Essentially, the only thing they do well is amuse me. I think of odd things when I wear these socks, and here I will share them with you.
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