Of course, when I volunteered to write a blog for #HistFicThursdays, it was bound to be Gothic-based. All the pupils at school know now that, if they get me for English, they will be studying some Gothic Horror at some point! I have just taught my first full year of National 5, and the text I selected for the pupils’ Critical Essay (worth 20% of the overall grade) was A Warning to the Curious by the great M. R. James. There are so many fascinating things which can be said about the text: Paxton as a tragic hero; the setting of the First World War and how that is woven in throughout the text; the themes of revenge and respect for beliefs; the many examples of foreshadowing throughout… But teaching a group of teenagers to love (or, more realistically, to understand) M. R. James is not without its challenges. He writes in that wonderfully lyrical style which is key to the Gothic genre and, even for his time, he was using language which was perhaps slightly old-fashioned. Therefore, some ...
Yes, I know it isn't Thursday. But this is something which cannot wait!
It is my absolute pleasure to share this New Release with you! Eight members of the Historical Writers Forum were challenged to answer that niggling question all history-lovers ponder over:
What If?
All made very different choices, culminating in an eclectic mix of Alternate Endings. So, let's meet the book...
We all know the past is the past, but what if you could change history?
We asked eight historical authors to set aside the facts and rewrite the history they love. The results couldn’t be more tantalizing.
- What if Julius Caesar never conquered Gaul?
- What if Arthur Tudor lived and his little brother never became King Henry VIII?
- What if Abigail Adams persuaded the Continental Congress in 1776 to give women the right to vote and to own property?
Dive in to our collection of eight short stories as we explore the alternate endings of events set in ancient Rome, Britain, the United States, and France.
An anthology of the Historical Writers Forum.
Now, let's meet the authors
and their stories!
(Listed in the order they appear in the book)
Cathie Dunn - A Race Against Time
Sharon Bennett Connolly - Long Live the King...
1216 - What if King John didn't die in October 1216..?Inspiration - Guest Post
Karen Heenan - Princess of Spain
1519 - What if Arthur Tudor lived and his little brother never became King Henry VIII..?
Inspiration - Guest Post
1519 - What if Arthur Tudor lived and his little brother never became King Henry VIII..?
Inspiration - Guest Post
Samantha Wilcoxson - Tudors With a Twist
1553 - What if Mary I married Reginald Pole..?Inspiration - Guest Post
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Michael Ross - Remember the Ladies
1776 - What if Abigail Adams persuaded the Continental Congress in 1776 to give women the right to vote and to own property..?
Inspiration - Guest Post
1776 - What if Abigail Adams persuaded the Continental Congress in 1776 to give women the right to vote and to own property..?
Inspiration - Guest Post
Salina Baker - Act Worthy of Yourselves
1775 - What if Joseph Warren survived Bunker Hill..?Inspiration - Guest Post
1810 - What if France's royal family escaped the Revolutionaries?
So, what are you waiting for? Click on this link:
and find out what could have happened
if these Alternate Endings had come to pass.
if these Alternate Endings had come to pass.
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Tempted into the realm of alternative history?
Comment below with what your What If? story would be.
Comment below with what your What If? story would be.
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