Hmmm. Three contenders to Hilary Mantel – the reigning queen of historical fiction |  http://metro.co.uk/2013/03/20/three-contenders-to-hilary-mantel-the-reigning-queen-of-historical-fiction-3549912/ … via @metrouk

Tudor/Stuart phrase of the day - Merry-begotten: an illegitimate child. So much nicer than bastard, isn’t it?

@knghnryviii The Six Hives of Henry VIII #LessInterestingBooks

Oh, alright. The Gangs of New Pork #tnyquestion

Tudor/Stuart word of the day - bufflehead: a talking, bragging boy.

Tudor/Stuart word of the day - Smell-feast: an uninvited guest, also called a belly-god or gutling.

Coming from one of my favorite blogs - "The
Book of Spitalfields Life." Wish I cd be in London March 2 to celebrate! http://t.co/CEOPhSrF

Speaking of wolves - Edward I began their extermination in Eng. Last wolf seen in UK ws 1745 in Scotland. And @writer_dg put him in a book.

Tudor/Stuart word of the day - Cunctator – one who acts tardily, a delayer. #Tudors #Stuarts #history

@cgayling When you're sick and tired of being sick and tired?

Tudor/Stuart word of the day - Fizgig: “a light, worthless female, fond of gadding about.” Tusser, Husbandry, Sec. 7.8

Tudor/Stuart saying of the day - Let your head be not higher than your hat. Lyly, Euphues, 284 (Arber), 1580.

Oh, I'm just tickled to death that Bernard Cornwell has our reading of "The Darling Strumpet" on his website! He...  http://fb.me/1jyqr7U68 

Tudor/Stuart expression of the day - Going west: making the journey from Newgate prison to be hanged at Tyburn.

These photos are extraordinary! Wish I could see more. Russia in color, a century ago  http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html … via @bostondotcom

Medieval plague victims unearthed in City of London square  http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/mar/15/black-death-victims-city-london …

Tudor/Stuart phrase of the day - Dutch widow: a prostitute. Middleton, 1608.

It appears I've been hacked. I didn't tweet about MSNBC or working from home.

@hopedellon Benjaminsprivates #RomanticComedyWarMovies

BBC News - Why did men stop wearing high heels?  http://bbc.in/11V2xy6