Dr. Angela Ranson - Author
Tudor Tale of the Week
Illegal Trousers
In January 1565, Richard Walweyn was arrested for wearing trousers. Or more specifically, for wearing ‘a very monstrous and outrageous great pair of hose’. What could have been so offensive about them that could lead to an arrest? It isn’t recorded, but it could have been that they used too much fabric, or that they were padded to an…ahem…obscene extent. Either way, they violated the sumptuary laws that restricted the amount of fabric, and even the type of fabric, that someone of his social class was allowed to wear. He was forced to hand over the trousers to the Lord Mayor, and see them displayed for the whole world as ‘an example of extreme folly’.
Launch of Grave Merriment
I am going back to Criminally Good Books to launch the fourth book in the Catrin Surovell series, Grave Merriment. There will be a short interview, a Q&A and a signing. Buying a ticket will give you 10% off any purchase of the book, and the other books in the Catrin Surovell series will be available too.
Tickets are limited, so get yours right away. I hope to see you there.
Writers about Writing
“Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Catrin Surovell Series
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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